Fighting for Freedom: National Museum of African American History and Culture

by Gail Lumet Buckley, Charles F. Bolden

Overview

This, the fifth volume in the series Double Exposure, presents fifty images of African Americans in uniform, from the Civil War to the War in Iraq. The selection of photographs, which exemplify stories of patriotism, courage, and dignity, are enriched by the unique perspective of Frank Bolden, Jr., 12th Administrator of NASA and Gail Lumet Buckley, author of American Patriots. Photographers include Anthony Barboza, a staff photographer in the U.S. Navy, Henry Clay Anderson who studied photography at Southern Universityunder the G.I. Bill, and Robert Scurlock whose famous photographs of the Tuskegee Airmen still live with us today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781911282013
Publisher:	D Giles Limited
Publication date:	05/02/2017
Series:	Double Exposure , #5
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Gail Lumet Buckley is the daughter of Lena Horne, and was married to the director, Sidney Lumet. In 1986 she published a chronicle of her family’s history along with the story of the black middle class in America. Shes is the author of American Patriots and The Black Calhouns.

Charles Frank Bolden, Jr. was the 12th Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and former NASA astronaut. He was the first African American to head the agency on a permanent basis. Bolden is also the virtual host of the Shuttle Launch Experience attraction at Kennedy Space Center.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Lonnie G. Bunch, III

Pride in Service by Major General Charles F. Bolden Jr., USMC Retired

Heroes and Trailblazers by Gail Lumet Buckley

Main Photo Section (50 photos plus one gatefold)

Index

Editorial Reviews

★ 04/24/2017
The fifth volume in the Double Exposure series from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture is a short yet powerful pictorial history of black men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces, from the Civil War to today. It features the work of Anthony Barboza, Henry Clay Anderson, Robert Scurlock, Teenie Harris, and numerous uncredited photographers. As Bunch, founding director of the museum, writes in his moving foreword, the book’s 62 predominately black-and-white photographs, selected from over 20,000 images in the museum’s collection, “demonstrate the willingness of a people to stand up and be counted, even when they were not always fully recognized in the legal and social systems of the day.” The introductory essays by Bolden, the 12th administrator of NASA, and Buckley (The Black Calhouns) provide the perfect literary counterpoint to these enduring images. Some of the many noteworthy photos include the following: a picture of Union Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. William Carney proudly holding an American flag; an extended, gatefold 1919 photo of the 372nd Infantry on their return from France; a historic WWII shot of Benjamin Davis Jr. and heavyweight champ Joe Louis; a photo of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen; a snapshot of two brothers in Vietnam giving each other the DAP (dignity and pride) hand greeting; and a picture of the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory from 1944. Though only 80 pages long, this wonderful work beams with a racial pride that radiates out well beyond its diminutive dimensions. Photos. (May)

Publishers Weekly

Though only 80 pages long, this wonderful work beams with a racial pride that radiates out well beyond its diminutive dimensions.Publishers Weekly

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