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| Stone Center Guide to the Web - Military (26 items) |
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- African American History and the Civil War (CWSS)
- Supported by the National Park Service, this site contains information about African Americans involved in the Civil War. The site features a detailed essay as well as links to other web resources about African American military involvement. (Source: National Park Service)
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- African Americans at War: Fighting Two Battles
- This site, part of the Veterans History Project, features an online collection of personal stories of African Americans who have served in the U.S. Military. The site includes audio interviews, photographs, personal letters, and memoirs of soldiers, along with a searchable database. (Source: The Library of Congress)
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- African Americans in the United States Coast Guard
- This site provides a brief history of the U.S. Coast Guard followed by a history of African Americans in the service. The site highlights important African Americans in the Coast Guard dating back to the 18th century. (Source: United State Coast Guard)
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- African-American and the U.S. Navy
- Sponsored by the Naval Historical Center, this site contains historical information and images about African-Americans in the United States Navy. (Source: Department of Navy, Naval Historical Center)
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- African-Americans in the U.S. Army
- This site is dedicated to the contributions and history of African-Americans in the U.S. Army. Included are short essays about African-American firsts and integration in the Army, photographs, paintings, and military reports and statistics. (Source: U.S. Army Center of Military History)
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- Black Dispatches: Black American Contributions to Union Intelligence during the Civil War
- "Black Dispatches: Black American Contributions to Union Intelligence during the Civil War" is an article that was originally published in the Winter 1998-1999 issue of Studies in Intelligence, a journal published periodically by CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence. (Source: Central Intelligence Agency)
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- Black Sailors: The Howard University Research Project
- Supported by the National Park Service, this site contains information about the Howard University Research Project on Black Sailors. This site includes a search feature for African American sailors as well as a list of related sources and family history. (Source: National Park Service)
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- Black Wings: African American Pioneer Aviators
- This site is a companion to the exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum that tells "the story of how [African Americans] overcame enormous obstacles to break into aviation." The site chronicles Black aviation history and includes biographies of African American aviators, photographs and images from different periods of aviation history, information on the Tuskegee Airmen, and classroom activities and teaching resources. (Source: Smithsonian Institute, National Air and Space Museum)
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- Brief History of Black Women in the Military
- This site features information on the history of African American women in the United States Armed Forces. Included are articles covering periods of early American 18th century history up through the present. (Source: Women In Military Service For America Memorial)
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- DC--African American Civil War Memorial Foundation and Museum
- The African American Civil War Memorial Foundation and Museum, located in Washington, DC are dedicated to African-American troops who served in the Civil War. The website includes museum information, museum programs and speakers, historic prints, and further historical resources. (Source: African American Civil War Memorial Foundation and Museum)
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- Desegregation of the Armed Forces
- Containing over 420 documents related to President Truman’s decision to desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces, this site chronicles the process of military desegregation from inception through its repercussions. The site features a searchable database of digitized documents as well as related photographs, oral history interviews, chronologies, and educational materials. (Source: Truman Presidential Museum and Library)
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- General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
- This site contains biographical information about Gen. Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr., the first African-American general officer in the United States Armed Forces. The site also contains a list of resources for further research. (Source: Department of Defense)
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- Heroes Among Us
- This site contains information about the impact of African-American soldiers in the history of the U.S. Army. The site features profiles of medal of honor recipients from major wars as well as biographical information on a select list of prominent African-American military personnel. (Source: U.S. Army)
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- Historic Context for the African-American Military Experience
- Contributions of African-Americans to U.S. Military History are featured on this site. (Source: Environmental Network and Information Exchange (DENIX))
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- Integration of the Armed Forces
- This site contains information about the integration of the United States Armed Forces. The site features the history of Black military service through World War II and also has a timeline of important integration historical facts. (Source: U. S. Army)
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- Invisible Cryptologists, The
- This site provides the full text of the book The Invisible Cryptologists by Jeannette Williams. The book explores in detail the history of African-American participation in cryptologic activities during World War II and the early days of the National Security Agency. (Source: National Security Agency)
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- No Longer Forgotten: African American Servicewomen During the Korean War Era
- This site features the contributions of African American women during the Korean War. (Source: Women in Military Service for America Memorial)
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- Pictures of African Americans During World War II
- This site features over 250 photographs illustrating African American participation in World War II. The images are organized by subject, and the site includes an introduction to the collection as well as ordering information. (Source: National Archives and Records Administration)
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- Port Chicago Disaster, The
- This site features information on the Port Chicago disaster in San Francisco during World War II. Included are a detailed history of the events surrounding the disaster, photographs, and educational resources and material for teachers. (Source: Contra Costa County Office of Education, CA)
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- Port Chicago Mutiny
- This site contains information about events surrounding the World War II military disaster at Port Chicago Naval Munitions base, located on San Francisco Bay. The site features supplementary educational materials as well as personal narratives of the events from survivors. (Source: Revelations Entertainment and the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center)
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- Shadows in the Range of Light: Buffalo Soldiers in the Sierra Nevada
- This site focuses on the African-American soldiers of the 24th Infantry and the 9th Cavalry who helped protect the National Parks of California at the turn of the century. Included are information on the soldiers, pictures, and historical background surrounding these African-Americans who helped to shape the American West. (Source: Shelton Johnson, Park Ranger, Yosemite Valley)
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- Tuskegee Airmen
- The Tuskegee Institute in Alabama was the first place to train African American pilots with support of the Army Air Corps between the years 1942 and 1946. This site contains information about the national historic site created in 1998 to honor this achievement. (Source: National Park Service)
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- Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
- This site contains information about the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to “honoring the accomplishments and perpetuating the history of African-Americans who participated in air crew, ground crew and operations support training in the Army Air Corps during WWII.” The site features information about membership, conventions and events, youth scholarships, and links to related sources. (Source: Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.)
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- United States Colored Troops Institute for Local History and Family Research
- The U.S. Colored Troops Institute for Local History and Family Research promotes historical and genealogical research of the African-Americans who served in the Civil War. Included are regiment histories, historical information, and links to further African American online genealogical resources. (Source: USCT Institute)
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- USS Mason - Proudly We Served
- This site details the efforts of those who served on the USS Mason during World War II. The USS Mason was the only Navy warship staffed by an all African American crew that saw combat in the war. Also included on the site are recent stories and news concerning the crew, the films made about them, and a book written about the USS Mason, Forgotten No More: A Book and Companion Documentary to Tell the Tale. (Source: USSMason.org)
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- World War II African American Medal of Honor Recipients
- This site contains information on the seven African American soldiers serving during World War II who were later presented with Congressional Medals of Honor. Included are the award citations for each individual. (Source: U.S. Army)
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