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African American Soldiers in the National Guard
Recruitment and Deployment During Peacetime and War
Charles Johnson, Jr.
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African American Soldiers in the National Guard

Recruitment and Deployment During Peacetime and War

Charles Johnson, Jr. Charles Johnson, Jr.

August 1992

Praeger

Series: Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets

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This detailed history of the many achievements of African-American guardsmen in U.S. history from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries fills an important gap in our knowledge about the involvement of African American militias in wartime and peacetime service.

Little is known about the many achievements of African American guardsmen in U.S. history from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. This detailed account thus fills an important gap in our knowledge about the establishment of African American militias in 1877 and their service in wartime and peacetime until the integration of the National Guard in 1950. This careful study of extensive primary and secondary sources is intended for military historians and for all who want to know more about African American contributions to the defense of our nation.

Following a short introduction providing some historical background, the study launches into a description of the establishment of African American militia organizations in and about 1877 and their involvement in the Spanish American War and in quelling civil disturbances and disasters up to 1914. The history deals next with the service of African American guardsmen units in World War I, their work in the years between the wars, and their involvement in World War II. The story ends with a description of the initial reorganization of these units and their integration into the National Guard in 1949 and 1950. A lengthy bibliography of primary and secondary sources is useful as well in pointing to the role of African American militias and guardsmen in the history of this important period.
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Establishing African American Militia Organizations
National Disaster, Civil Disturbance, and National Crisis
Military Service in World War I
African American Guardsmen between Wars, 1919-1939
African American Guardsmen during World War II
Post war Reorganization and Realignment
Bibliography
Index
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The bibliography is excellent and includes both primary and secondary sources....For collections in 19th- and 20th-century American social history. Advanced undergraduate; graduate; faculty.—Choice





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