Twice forgotten : African Americans and the Korean War, an oral history /

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"Journalists began to call the Korean War 'the Forgotten War' even before it ended. Without a doubt, the most neglected story of this already-neglected war is that of African Americans who served just two years after Harry S. Truman ordered the desegregation of the military. Twice For...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cline, David P., 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Temas:
1900-1999
African American veterans > Social conditions > 20th century.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Personal narratives, American.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > African American.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Participation, African American.
Anciens combattants noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
HISTORY / Military / Korean War.
HISTORY / African American & Black.
Military participation > African American
Personal Narrative
oral histories (literary works)
Personal narratives > American
Personal narratives
Oral histories
Personal narratives.
Oral histories.
Récits personnels.
Histoires orales.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface: The Fight of Their Lives
  • Introduction: The Segregated Military and the Journey toward Change
  • 1. Crossing Jim Crow: Enlisting and Traveling to Boot Camp
  • 2. Life in the Barracks: Experiences in Segregated and Integrated Training Camps and Schools
  • 3. No Bigots in a Foxhole: War Brings Desegregation
  • 4. African Americans and the US Army in Battle
  • 5. African Americans and the Air Force, Marines, and Navy in Battle
  • 6. African American Prisoners of War
  • 7. From the Service to the Streets: Korean War Veterans and Social Change
  • 8. Fighting the Back of the Bus: Transforming the Home Front
  • Conclusion: Remembering.

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