ISBN:
9780807835029
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 343 S.
,
Ill.
,
24 cm
Edition:
1. ed.
Series Statement:
John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
DDC:
355.0089/96073
Keywords:
African American soldiers History 20th century
;
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 African Americans
;
African Americans Civil rights 20th century
;
History
;
Civil rights movements History 20th century
;
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Protest movements
;
War and society History 20th century
;
United States Armed Forces 20th century
;
African Americans
;
History
;
USA
;
Schwarze
;
Militär
;
Krieg
;
Partizipation
;
USA
;
Schwarze
;
Militär
;
Krieg
;
Partizipation
Abstract:
Where are the Negro soldiers? The Double V Campaign and the segregated military -- Jim Crow shock and the second front, 1945-1950 -- Glory on the battlefield: the Korean war, Cold War civil rights, and the paradox of Black military service -- Did the battlefield kill Jim Crow? Black freedom struggles, the Korean War, and the Cold War military -- Machine gun blues: Black America and the Vietnam War -- Sing no more of war: Black freedom struggles and antiwar activism, 1960-1973 -- An epilogue about the United States and wars in medias res. Live from the front lines: military policy and soldiers' rap from iraq
Description / Table of Contents:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-337) and index
Description / Table of Contents:
Where are the Negro soldiers? The Double V Campaign and the segregated military -- Jim Crow shock and the second front, 1945-1950 -- Glory on the battlefield: the Korean war, Cold War civil rights, and the paradox of Black military service -- Did the battlefield kill Jim Crow? Black freedom struggles, the Korean War, and the Cold War military -- Machine gun blues: Black America and the Vietnam War -- Sing no more of war: Black freedom struggles and antiwar activism, 1960-1973 -- An epilogue about the United States and wars in medias res. Live from the front lines: military policy and soldiers' rap from iraq.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (S. [287] - 337) and index
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=35619
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