Hidden Heroism: Black Soldiers In America's Wars

by Robert B. Edgerton

In Hidden Heroism , Robert Edgerton investigates the history of Afro-American participation in American wars, from the French and Indian War to the present. He argues that blacks in American society have long-suffered from a "natural coward" stereotype that is implicit in the racism propagated from America's earliest days, and often intensified as blacks slowly received freedom in American society. For instance, blacks served admirably in various wars, returned home after their service to short-term recongnition, and then soon found themselves even more seriously entrenched in a racist system because they were perceived as a threat to whites. This was true, Edgerton argues, until the Civil Rights movement and Vietnam, though the stereotypes have not been fully eradicated. In this book, Edgerton provides an accessible and well-informed tour through this little-known, but significant aspect of race in American military history.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Historical, American History

296 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Doofus Mcdingberry Carlbutter · Rating 5 out of 5]

All people should read this book. So sad and amazing how stupid people are and filled with hate. It's also sad how people think things are bad now and cannot and will not learn from their own history. Nothing is perfect and things are bad enough but life could be a hell of a lot worse than it was.