African Americans in the Military
- ISBN-10
- 1438107757
- ISBN-13
- 9781438107752
- Category
- African American soldiers
- Pages
- 273
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Catherine Reef
Description
Throughout much of the United States's history
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