A history of service -- African Americans during the Revolution -- African Americans bearing arms -- Fighting for freedom -- Henry O. Flipper and other West Point graduates -- Continued exclusion and segregation -- The first African American Commander in Chief
"Volume 3 of Double Exposure highlights NMAAHC's rich collection of photographs of African American women, some of whom are cultural icons. This volume demonstrates the dignity, joy, heartbreak, commitment, and sacrifice of women of all ages and backgrounds, with photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Beverly Conley, Robert Galbraith, Ernest C. Withers, Wayne F. Miller, P.H. Polk, Joe Schwartz, and Milton Williams." -- Amazon.com
The village that raised me -- An uncommon man with resilient roots -- An Energizer bunny with fascinating origins -- The national pastime, all the time -- One giant leap for integration -- Laboratory in democracy -- The center of my universe -- Training for the law and for life -- Moving toward the mainstream -- The New York Times knocks -- Let's go to the videotape -- Other people's money -- The military and me -- There at the creation -- A dream deferred comes true -- Taking the reins in contentious times -- My speech makes a splash -- Spreading the gospel of achievement -- The criminal injustice system -- Affirmative action and other fights -- Fringe benefits -- Reflections on leadership -- Denouement of an adventuresome career
"The African-American Odyssey tells the story of African Americans. That story begins in Africa, where the people who were to become African Americans began their long, turbulent, and difficult journey, a journey marked by sustained suffering as well as perseverance, bravery, and achievement. It includes the rich culture--at once splendidly distinctive and tightly intertwined with a broader American culture--that African Americans have nurtured throughout their history. And it includes the many faceted quest for freedom in which African Americans have sought to counter white oppression and racism with the egalitarian spirit of the Declaration of Independence that American society professes to embody"--