Soul Soldiers: African Americans and the Vietnam Era October 4, 2007

Even as African American men and women headed to Vietnam to fight for their country and to show their patriotism, they faced racism in the ranks, as did their families on the home front. 'Soul Soldiers: African Americans and the Vietnam Era' looks at black life through the eyes of veterans during the civil rights era by bringing together essays, poetry, oral histories, and riveting recollections that recall the horrors of war, the complexities of race, and the duality of African American life.