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African American Army officers of World War I : a vanguard of equality in war and beyond
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- Creator
- Adam P. Wilson
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
- Physical Details
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- vii, 226 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780786495122, 078649512X, 9781476620077
- OCLC
- ocn895338231
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Debating the use of African Americans as soldiers -- The fight for a segregated officer training camp -- Life at Fort Des Moines -- Across the Atlantic; fighting two wars -- Legal battles against segregation -- The Black press: is the pen mightier than the sword -- Mentoring the next generation -- The military desegregated -- Conclusion
Subjects
- United States. Army -- Officers -- History -- 20th century.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African American.
- African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century.
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
- Discrimination in the military -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- United States -- Race relations -- 20th century.