Krewasky Salter

Krewasky A. Salter
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
RankColonel
Other workMuseum executive and curator

Krewasky A. Salter is a retired United States Army Colonel, museum curator and military historian. He served as the executive director of the First Division Museum.[1][2] In 2022, he was appointed president of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[3][4]

Education

Salter earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida, an M.A. and Ph.D. from Florida State University, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Air War College.[2]

Career

Salter has taught Military History at the United States Military Academy, West Point; Military Strategy at the Command and General Staff College, Leavenworth; Military Leadership at Howard University, Washington, D.C.; and African American History at several other institutions as an adjunct professor.[2][5][1]

Before retiring from the military in 2010, Salter served twenty five years on active duty including a tour at the Pentagon.[2]

As a guest curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture, Salter curated the museum's exhibition, Double Victory: The African American Military Experience.[2][6]

Works

  • Combat Multipliers: African-American Soldiers in Four Wars. CSI Press. 2003.
  • The story of Black military officers, 1861-1948. New York. 2014. ISBN 978-0415716314.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

  1. ^ a b "Dr. Krewasky Salter: The African American Experience in WWII | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Krewasky Salter Chosen to Lead First Division Museum at Cantigny Park". chicagotribune.com.
  3. ^ "Pritzker Military Museum & Library Names Krewasky A. Salter as President" (Press release). Pritzker Military Museum & Library. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Pritzker Military Museum & Library Names Krewasky A. Salter as President". Daily Herald. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Krewasky A. Salter | Smithsonian Journeys Expert". www.smithsonianjourneys.org.
  6. ^ "Krewasky Salter" – via www.washingtonpost.com.