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."

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.