Torchbearers of democracy : African American soldiers in the World War I era /

On April 2, 1917, Woodrow Wilson thrust the United States into World War I by declaring, "The world must be made safe for democracy." For the 380,000 African American soldiers who fought and labored in the global conflict, these words carried life or death meaning. Relating stories bridgin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Chad L. (Chad Louis), 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2010]
Colección:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, African American.
World War, 1914-1918 > African Americans.
African American soldiers > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Racism > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Citizenship > United States > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Noirs américains.
Militaires noirs américains > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Racisme > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African American soldiers
African Americans
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Social conditions
Citizenship
Military participation > African American
Racism > Political aspects
United States
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Democracy at war : African Americans, citizenship, and the meanings of military service
  • The "race question" : the U.S. government and the training experiences of African American soldiers
  • The hell of war : African American soldiers in labor and combat
  • Les soldats noir : France, Black military service, and the challenges of internationalism and diaspora
  • Waging peace : the end of the war and the hope of democracy
  • The war at home : African American veterans and violence in the long "red summer"
  • Soldiers to "new Negroes" : African American veterans and postwar racial militancy
  • Lest we forget : the war and African American soldiers in history and memory.

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