Blk Heroes Hst

by Phillip T. Drotning

227 paged paperback "Black Heroes in Our Nation's History" by Philip T. Drotning. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671478346
• ISBN13: 9780671478346
• Release Date: October 1970
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A fascinating book and fiting tribute

I was a history major, and my home as I grew up was filled with books on history, art, etc. Yet, I was saddened to learn how (literally) white-washed those books and education had been. This book is a MUST-READ. The chapters are packed with documented history of many Blacks throughout our nation's history (from Colonial days onward) who made significant positive impact. I couldn't put the book down. I came away honored to be able to call this wonderful people fellow Americans. I also came away grieving that so much history had been suppressed for so long. The forward is by (in 1968) Brigadier General Davison,a career officer who has served our country honorably and courageously. How many of us know that 3 of the earliest settlers in Maryland were Blacks, and that one of them--Mathias DeSousa--"was selected to serve in the General Assembly that met in March, 1641, and joined the most distingished white citizens...in enacting the laws by which it was governed"? (see pg 7 in the book) How many of us know that during WWI the 369th Regiment, a Black regiment, was under fire 191 days without relief--the longest of any US unit? (see photos pages) How many know that the Buffalo Soldiers were the Black Ninth Cavalry & Tenth Cavalry units, much respected by the Native Americans who gave them this title of honor? How many know that a Black cowboy named Bill Pickett invented the rodeo event called bulldogging...and that HE did it with his TEETH?! From Colonial days to the Vietnam era, the book covers Black Americans worthy of inclusion in ANY history book, not just one such as this. You'll have to do some looking to find a copy since it was published in 1969, but it is well worth the search.