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» 366th Infantry Regiment Veterans Association HomePage - All-African American unit fought through the Italian campaign in 1944-45. Offers assorted articles, photos, and updates about members.
» African-Americans in WW II - Photo gallery highlights the contributions of African-Americans in the segregated armed forces. Offers captions and image details.
» Alcan Highway - 95th Engineer Regiment - Colored - Tells the story of the near-impossible creation of the Alaska-Canadian Highway during World War II and the African American troops who made up 1/3 of its work force.
» Historian: Harlem at War: The Black Experience in WW II. (book reviews) - Dominic Capeci reviews Nat Brandt's 1996 book entitled "Harlem at War: The Black Experience in WWII."
» Lest We Forget - African Americans in World War II - Tribute to African-American history features a section devoted to blacks in WWII. Find articles and links to related resources.
» Military History Online - The US Army in WWII - Article explains the circumstances that brought African Americans into combat in WWII, the prejudices the overcame, their sacrifices, and their victories.
» Road Builders - Ulysses Lee, at the US Army site, tells the story of the African American engineers who built roads during World War II.
» The Men of Montford Point - The First Black Marines - The son of one Montford Point Marine tells the story of these African American heroes of World War II, who served in a segregated Marine Corps.
» WW2 African-American Medal of Honor Winners - Read a report on the 1997 ceremony to award the Medal of Honor to seven soldiers and the conditions they survived in the segregated army.