A Historic Context for the African American Military Experience

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to recognize and highlight the contributions of African Americans to the military history of the United States. This is accomplished by providing a historic context on the African American military experience for use by Department of Defense (DoD) cultural resource managers. Managers can use this historic context, to recognize significant sites, buildings, and objects on DoD property related to African American military history by nominating them for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. In this manner, civilian and military personnel currently serving in all major services will be made aware of the contributions of African Americans to our military heritage. While the focus of this work is on all-black military units, significant individuals will be recognized also.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA350395

Entities

People

  • James A. Zeidler
  • Steven D. Smith

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Marine Transportation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Reserves
  • Military Science
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Ridges
  • Students
  • Terrain
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
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