African American Soldiers

A Pathfinder

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Murray Hill Middle School Media Center

This is a pathfinder to find resources on African American soldiers. This pathfinder is an extension of the activity for researching Buffalo Soldiers.

To find the lesson plan, click here:

Buffalo Soldiers

To begin research, look in the World Book under Buffalo Soldier.

Helpful terms and keywords for your search are:

(These are listed in order of preference)

African American soldier

Black Soldier

Negro Soldier

Military

Soldier

 

The online catalog for Murray Hill Middle School serves as the index for all the resources in the media center. The catalog may be access from the computers at the front of the media center. The search provides title, author, call number, a short summary, and the current status of the material. The subject headings and call numbers you should look for are:

Subject Headings and Call Numbers

900 – 999 Geography and History

Specifically:

Civil War

973

Cultures - Vietnam

959

World War I and II

940

Biography

921

Collective Biography

920

Non-Fiction Books:

The following non-fiction books will be useful as you begin your research:

973.7 HA

Hansen, Joyce. Between two fires: Black soldiers in the Civil War.1993

959.704 SU

Super, Neil. Vietnam War Soldiers. 1993

940.4 CO

Cooper, Michael L. Hell Fighters: African American Soldiers in World War I. 1997

921 FLI

Pfeifer, Katheryn. Henry O. Flipper. 1993

920 RE

Reef, Catherine. Black Fighting Men: a proud history. 1994

 

Reference Books:

The following reference books will be helpful for this search. Reference books can be found in the reference secion of the library under the call number.

REF 031

  • The New Book of Knowledge
  • The World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places
  • World Book Encyclopedia

REF 306.4 EN

  • Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism

REF 909PR

  • Profiles in World History

REF 920

  • African American Biography
  • Grolier Library of North American Biographies

 

 

Web Sites:

African-Americans in the U.S. Military

http://infozone.imcpl.org/kids_path_afam_military.htm

Old Barracks Museum

http://www.barracks.org/meetpast/africa.html

African-American Military Prints

http://www.allenscreations.com/bufsol.htm

Portraits in Black – The Buffalo Soldiers

http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/portrait.htm

Buffalo Soldiers

http://www.boondocksnet.com/cb/buffalo_soldiers.html

African American Odyssey

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart7.html

African-American Studies

http://www.hist.unt.edu/09w-blk2.htm

Buffalo Soldier Exhibit, Haggin Museum

http://www.hagginmuseum.org/exhibitions/buffalosoldier.htm

African-American History Month

http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/cenap-pa/000102/ww2.htm

54th. Mass. Volunteer Infantry, Co 1

http://www.awod.com/gallery/probono/cwchas/54ma.html

African-American Soldiers During the Civil War

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/civilwar/aasoldrs/soldiers.html

 

Field Trips:

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington Virginia

African American Civil War Memorial

400 New Jersey Ave.

Washington, DC

Other Libraries:

Savage Branch Library

9525 Durness Lane

Laurel, MD 20723

410-880-5975

Howard County Central Library

10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy

Columbia, MD 20144

410-313-7800

 

Government Agencies

Maryland State Archives

African American Resources

Baltimore Maryland

Library of Congress

Washington DC