Historic Context for the African American Military Experience -  .

African American Warriors - - Lists African American Medal of Honor recipients and covers African American units and individuals throughout US history.

African Americans in the Military - - Look at photos of African Americans in the military, read about the Tuskegee Airmen, the buffalo soldiers, the Harlem Hellfighters, a female buffalo soldier, and the integration of African Americans in the army.

African Americans in the US Army - - This section of the official US Army site highlights African-American service. It discusses notable African-American officers and units and key events. It also includes several photo galleries.

African-Americans in Military History - - This section of the official US Air Force site lists several bibliographies related to African-American service in the US Military.

African-Americans in the U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S. Maritime Service - - US Merchant Marines offer a small tribute to the African-Americans who served in WWII. View photographs of some of the soldiers.

Atlantic Monthly - Success Story: Blacks in the Military - - This article written in May 1986 discusses the success black soldiers have enjoyed in climbing the ranks of the military.

Brief History of Black Women In The Military - - The Women in Military Service for American Memorial overviews the service of black women from the Revolutionary War to the present.

History of African Americans in the Military - - A site devoted to giving African Americans the respect they deserve. They have fought in every major war in the US.

Integration of the Armed Forces - - The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command presents this history of African-Americans in the Armed Forces of the United States. It contains a series of articles and chronologies detailing not only the ongoing process of eliminating discrimination in the Department of Defense but highlighting African Americans' distinguished military contributions.

Integration of the Armed Forces 1940-1965 - - Morris J. MacGregor, Jr. and the Center of Military History, United States Army, tell the story of integration in this online book.

The Negro as a Soldier - The African American Journey - - Read an 1895 speech written by Christian Fleetwood that details the role of African-American soldiers in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

The Negro in the Regular Army - - University of Virginia's Electronic Text Center presents a transcription of historian Oswald Villard's Atlantic Monthly article about African-Americans.

Over 100 Years Later, Black Cadet Gets his Due - - Johnson Whittaker, one of the first black cadets at West Point, was unjustly court-martialed at the time. In 1995 President Clinton posthumously gave him a commission.

The Right to Fight - - Follows the history of African Americans in the United States armed forces. Includes many pictures, quotations, a timeline and a lengthy bibliography.

Teaching With Documents: Photographs of the 369th Infantry and African Americans during World War I - - The National Archives Digital Classroom tells the story of the "Harlem Hellfighters".