Hidden Heroism

Black Soldiers In America's Wars

By: Robert Edgerton

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Paperback | 1 January 2001 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
"The Average Negro Is Naturally Cowardly"	p. 7
"The War to Save Humanity"	p. 39
World War I: "Our Country, Our War"	p. 69
From Triumph to Despair	p. 101
"Made Perfect Fools of Themselves"	p. 131
From Humiliation to Integration	p. 161
Black Soldiers in Other Armies	p. 193
Looking Ahead	p. 225
Notes	p. 235
Bibliography	p. 245
Index	p. 261
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