"Smoked Yankees" and the struggle for empire

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"Called upon for the first time to render military service outside the States, Negro soldiers (called Smoked Yankees by the Spaniards) were eager to improve their status at home by fighting for the white man in the Spanish-American War. Their story is told through countless letters sent to black U.S. newspapers that lacked resources to field their own reporters. The collection constitutes a remarkably complete and otherwise undisclosed account of the black man's role in -- and attitude toward -- America's struggle for empire."--From the rear cover.

subjects: African American soldiers,  Correspondence,  Armed Forces,  African American Participation,  Sources,  American Personal narratives,  Spanish-American War, 1898,  African Americans,  History,  Personal narratives,  Participation, Afro-American,  Afro-American troops,  Afro-American soldiers,  African American troops,  Spanish-american war, 1898, participation, african american

Places: United States

Times: Spanish-American War, 1898