African American History Resources

@ Pequot Library

Arranged by category (alphabetically), from most recently published to earliest published.

Biography arranged by subject’s last name.

Armed Forces [arranged from most recent to earliest]:

Patton’s Panthers:  the African-American 761^st Tank Battalion in World War II.   Sasser, Charles W., 2004.    940.54 SASSER

Honoring Sergeant Carter:  Redeeming a Black World War II Hero’s Legacy.   Carter, Allene G., 2003.      940.54 CARTER

Proudly We Served:  the Men of the USS Mason.  Kelly, Mary Pat, 1999.   940.54 KELLY

The Triple Nickels:  America’s First All Black Paratroop Unit. Biggs, Bradley, 1986.   940.54 BIGGS

Strength for the Fight:  a History of Black Americans in the Military.  Nalty, Bernard C., 1986.  

355.08 NALTY

Bloods, an Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans.  1984.959.7 TERRY

The Invisible Soldier:  the Experience of the Black Soldier, World War II.  Motley, Mary Penick, ed., 1975.    940.91 INVISIBLE

The Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution, 1770-1800.   Kaplan, Sidney, 1973.  

973.3 KAPLAN

Connecticut’s Black Soldiers, 1775-1783.  White, David Oliver, 1973.    974.6 WHITE

The Black Military Experience in the American West.   Carroll, John M.,1971.   355 CARROLL

The Employment of Negro Troops. [The U.S. Army in World War II:  Special Studies].  Lee, Ulysses, 1966.   940.91 U.S. SPECIAL