Fighting for Their Country: Minorities at War
Fighting for Their Country: Minorities at War
Reading Level: 8
Interest Level: 7-12
Throughout history, minority soldiers have fought for their countries in
spite of the racial discrimination and oppression they faced at home. Though
these soldiers? contributions were critical to the outcome of major conflicts
and many of them made the ultimate sacrifice, their names and achievements have
been largely forgotten. Fighting for Their Country: Minorities at War looks at
the role of minority soldiers in conflicts from the American Revolution to the
Vietnam War. The series contextualizes the experiences of minority soldiers by
providing information about life at home, stories of soldiers? lives, and
in-depth examinations of the conditions they faced when returning from war.
Each Book Contains
? Detailed information about battles, strategic
and tactical decisions, and acts of heroism
? Biographies of soldiers and
descriptions of commands, formations, and units
? Overviews of geopolitical
tensions that led to war
? Descriptions of minorities? rights and experiences
at home in the time before, during, and after the featured conflict
Curriculum Connections
? Presents biographical and historical information
related to key topics in world history and US history
? Promotes critical
thinking about the obstacles minority soldiers have overcome to achieve
greatness
? Includes timelines that contextualize major events in modern
history