The ghastly work went on for six years, much of it performed by African-American soldiers.

Most of the people who died in the battle were African-American soldiers fighting for the Union.

His father was an African-American soldier and his mother a white Austrian.

I interviewed dozens of African-American soldiers who fought in the war, most who have since passed away.

African-American soldiers were segregated both on and off base.

Twenty-eight African-American soldiers were later court-martialed, convicted of the crime, and sent to prison.

The camp was the largest federal training facility for African-American soldiers.

After Maria later hears that he has been killed, she becomes the mistress of an African-American soldier.

An additional commonality is the inclusion of African-American soldiers in all three films.

By their actions these African-American soldiers gained a measure of respect and admiration from the larger white society that was generally denied to black civilian.