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Article: Moore, Christopher Paul: Fighting for America: Black Soldiers--The Unsung Heroes of World War II.(Book Review)
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- June 22, 2005
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Moore, Christopher Paul Fighting for America: Black Soldiers--The Unsung Heroes of World War II New York: One World 368 pp., $27.95, ISBN 0-345-45960-1 Publication Date: January 2005
In Fighting for America: Black Soldiers-The Unsung Heroes of World War II, Christopher Paul Moore presents a fresh look at the contributions of black Americans who fought in the twentieth century's greatest conflict. The son of two black World War II veterans, Moore is currently curator and research historian for the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Moore begins his narrative with his family history and progresses through American ...