African American World War

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    • American Heritage
    • By: Stephen W. Sears
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 01-17-17
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
    • The struggle for North Africa was unlike any other campaign of World War II. The desert proved a real test of generalship, pitting Germany's Erwin Rommel against....

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    • The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad
    • By: Matthew F. Delmont
    • Narrated by: William DeMeritt
    • Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 10-18-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 141 ratings
    • Over one million Black men and women served in World War II. Black troops were at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Bulge, serving in segregated units and performing unheralded but vital support jobs, only to be denied housing and educational opportunities on their return home....

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    • The Civil War in American Memory
    • By: David W. Blight
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 01-30-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 117 ratings
    • Race and Reunion is a history of how the unity of white America was purchased through the increasing segregation of black and white memory of the Civil War. David Blight's sweeping narrative of triumph and tragedy, romance and realism, is a compelling tale....

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    • The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America
    • By: Cameron McWhirter
    • Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
    • Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 02-12-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 181 ratings
    • Author Cameron McWhirter chronicles the unprecedented wave of anti-black riots and lynchings that swept the country for eight months, from April to November of 1919, while also exploring the first stirrings of a civil rights movement that would transform American society 40 years later....

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    • From the Fifteenth Century to the Age of Revolution
    • By: Geoffrey Plank
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 02-23-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • In a sweeping account, Atlantic Wars explores how warfare shaped the experiences of the peoples living in the watershed of the Atlantic Ocean between the late Middle Ages and the Age of Revolution....

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    • A German POW, a Black Nurse, and an Unlikely Romance
    • By: Alexis Clark
    • Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
    • Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 05-15-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 277 ratings
    • A true and deeply moving narrative of forbidden love during World War II and a shocking, hidden history of race on the home front....

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    • A Novel
    • By: Cade Bentley
    • Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
    • Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 08-30-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 346 ratings
    • In a deeply emotional novel of family, cultural heritage, and forgiveness, estranged sisters wrestle with the choices they’ve made and confront circumstances beyond their control....

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    • By: Brendan I. Koerner
    • Narrated by: David Sadzin
    • Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 08-25-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • An epic saga of hubris, cruelty, and redemption, Now the Hell Will Start tells the remarkable tale of the greatest manhunt of WWII. Herman Perry, besieged by the hardships of the Indo-Burmese jungle and the racism meted out by his White commanding officers, found solace in opium....

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    • The Forgotten War That Changed American History
    • By: Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger
    • Narrated by: Brian Kilmeade
    • Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 11-03-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,861 ratings
    • This is the little-known story of how a newly independent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up....

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    • African-American Heroes of World War I (Military Heroes)
    • By: John Micklos Jr.
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 25 mins
    • Release date: 03-01-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • When World War I began, it seemed unlikely that a unit such as the Harlem Hellfighters would ever be formed. Given their nickname by their German foes who admired their bravery, the Harlem Hellfighters were members of the 369th, an all-Black regiment....

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    • The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
    • By: Douglas A. Blackmon
    • Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
    • Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 05-31-10
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,999 ratings
    • In this groundbreaking historical expose, Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history.....

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    • The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes
    • By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anthony Walton
    • Narrated by: Richard Allen
    • Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 05-18-04
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 191 ratings
    • A powerful wartime saga in the best-selling tradition of Flags of Our Fathers, Brothers in Arms recounts the extraordinary story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first all-Black armored unit to see combat in World War II....

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    • The Untold Story of D-day's Black Heroes, at Home and at War
    • By: Linda Hervieux
    • Narrated by: Ron Butler
    • Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 10-27-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 287 ratings
    • In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit of African American soldiers, landed on the beaches of France....

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    • By: Embassie Susberry
    • Narrated by: Nerissa Bradley
    • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 01-04-24
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • Inspired by the incredible true story of Josephine Baker in the French Resistance, this is a heart-wrenching, unforgettable tale of the strength of the human spirit in the darkest days of World War II....

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    • A Novel of the Spirited Women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion
    • By: Sheila Williams
    • Narrated by: Janina Edwards
    • Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 02-27-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • The acclaimed author of The Secret Women and Things Past Telling returns with an engrossing historical novel about a little known aspect of World War II—the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only Black WACs to serve overseas during the conflict....

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    • The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
    • By: J. Todd Moye
    • Narrated by: Brandon Massey
    • Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 05-06-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 42 ratings
    • Freedom Flyers brings to life the legacy of a determined, visionary cadre of African American airmen who proved their capabilities and patriotism beyond question....

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    • The Black Medal of Honor Winners of World War II
    • By: Robert Child
    • Narrated by: Vaughn Johseph
    • Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 01-06-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
    • The remarkable story of the seven African American soldiers ultimately awarded the World War II Medal of Honor, and the 50-year campaign to deny them their recognition....

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    • How Black Men Won the Right to Wear Navy Gold
    • By: Dan Goldberg
    • Narrated by: Sam Manual
    • Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 05-19-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
    • The story of the 13 courageous black men who integrated the officer corps of the US Navy during World War II—leading desegregation efforts across America and anticipating the civil rights movement....

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    • W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War
    • By: Chad L. Williams
    • Narrated by: Cary Hite
    • Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 04-04-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • The dramatic story of W. E. B. Du Bois’s reckoning with the betrayal of Black soldiers during World War I―and a new understanding of one of the great twentieth-century writers....

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