The First African-American General Officer
The First African-American Graduate of the U.S. Military Academy
World War II African-American Medal of Honor Recipients
African-American Volunteers as Infantry Replacements
The U.S. Army in World War II:
The Employment of Negro Troops
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965
Integration of Negro and White Troops in the U.S. Army, Europe,
1952-1954
From the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation:
• A Brief
History of Black Women in the Military
•
Volunteering for Risk: Black Women Overseas during the Wars in Korean and Vietnam
•
Breakthroughs for Black Military Women
EXECUTIVE ORDER 9981, JULY 26, 1948: Establishing the President's Committee on Equality of
Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services
Black Soldier, White Army
(EXECUTIVE SUMMARY)
Army homepage feature on African Americans in the U.S. Army
Library of Congress - Veterans History Project: Buffalo Soldiers: The 92d Division in Italy
Freedom by The Sword
U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867