Let Us Fight as Free Men : Black Soldiers and Civil Rights /

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Let Us Die as Free Men explores the African American fight for the desegregation of the American military between the Second World War and the Korean War. The book credits black soldiers and civilian efforts, more than Truman's executive order, for achieving integration in the context of the Co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Knauer, Christine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Military participation > African American.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African American soldiers.
Armed Forces > African Americans.
Race relations.
Segregation.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
Segregation > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Noirs americains > Activite politique > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Noirs americains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Militaires noirs americains > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Segregation > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Political activity > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
African American soldiers > History > 20th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siecle.
États-Unis > Forces armees > Noirs americains > Histoire > 20e siecle.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Fighting for Respect
  • Chapter 2. Coming Home
  • Chapter 3. Stepping Up the Fight
  • Chapter 4. Mass Civil Disobedience
  • Chapter 5. Truman's Order
  • Chapter 6. A Country They Never Knew
  • Chapter 7. Black Men at War
  • Chapter 8. A Mixed Army
  • Epilogue
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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