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Author

Cunningham, Roger D., 1950-

Title The Black citizen-soldiers of Kansas, 1864-1901 / Roger D. Cunningham.

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Columbia : University of Missouri Press, Š2008.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Special Collections Reitz	305.896073 C917b 2008 c.2	---	Lib Use Only
Axe Special Collections Whitehead	305.896073 C917b 2008	---	Lib Use Only

Description	xix, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Summary	"Drawing on service records, African American newspapers, and official correspondence, Roger Cunningham tells the history of Kansas's Black militiamen and volunteers who provided military service from the Civil War until the dawn of the twentieth century, relating the stories of numerous individuals along the way"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	"These Unjust ... Distinctions Ought to Be Abolished": African American Militia Units during the Civil War -- "Strong, Healthy, Well-Developed Men": The Kansas State Militia and National Guard during the Gilded Age -- "Ready for Any Emergency That May Require Their Services": The Black Militia Companies in Topeka and Lawrence -- "De Snidest Capting in de State": Black Martial Spirit in Wyandotte, Olathe, and Atchison -- "We Ask Your Approval": The Reserve Militia Companies in Topeka and Leavenworth -- "So Near the Acme of Perfection": The Independent Companies in Kansas City and Wichita -- "We Have the Number and the Right Kind of Men for the Business": Black Kansans and the Spanish-American War.
Subject	Kansas. Militia -- History -- 19th century.
	Kansas. National Guard -- History -- 19th century.
	African American soldiers -- Kansas -- History -- 19th century.
	African American soldiers -- Kansas -- Biography.
	Kansas -- History, Military -- 19th century.
	Kansas -- History, Military -- 19th century -- Anecdotes.
	African Americans -- Kansas -- History -- 19th century.
	Kansas -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
	Kansas. Militia. (OCoLC)fst00541382
	Kansas. National Guard. (OCoLC)fst00777316
	African American soldiers. (OCoLC)fst00799366
	African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
	Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
	Kansas. (OCoLC)fst01204323
Chronological Term	1800-1899
Genre/Form	Anecdotes.
	Anecdotes. (OCoLC)fst01423876
	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
	Biographies.
ISBN	9780826218070 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
	0826218075 (hbk. ; alk. paper)