03178nam 2200649 450 991081157390332120200520144314.00-8131-2826-90-8131-0822-50-8131-4899-5(CKB)3710000000333964(EBL)1915096(SSID)ssj0001403075(PQKBManifestationID)11884076(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001403075(PQKBWorkID)11361412(PQKB)11645028(OCoLC)741874093(MdBmJHUP)muse43875(Au-PeEL)EBL1915096(CaPaEBR)ebr11011724(CaONFJC)MIL690853(MiAaPQ)EBC1915096(EXLCZ)99371000000033396420150227h19931993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTaps for a Jim Crow army letters from black soldiers in World War II /Phillip McGuire, editor ; with forewords by Benjamin Quarles and Bernard NaltyLexington, Kentucky :The University Press of Kentucky,1993.©19931 online resource (321 p.)Originally published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio, 1983.1-322-59571-2 0-8131-1851-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Foreword to First Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Uncle Sam's Boys; 2. The Dilemma of the Black Officer; 3. Laborers in Uniform; 4. Illusions of Democracy; 5. Biased White Officers; 6. Appeals to the White House; 7. Cruel and Usual Punishment; 8. Northern Racism; 9. The Dreaded South; 10. Working with Pain; 11. Jim Crow Goes Abroad; Conclusion; Recommended Books; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; YMany black soldiers serving in the U.S. Army during World War II hoped that they might make permanent gains as a result of their military service and their willingness to defend their country. They were soon disabused of such illusions. Taps for a Jim Crow Army is a powerful collection of letters written by black soldiers in the 1940s to various government and nongovernment officials. The soldiers expressed their disillusionment, rage, and anguish over the discrimination and segregation they experienced in the Army. Most black troops were denied entry into army specialist schools; black officWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, African AmericanSourcesRacismUnited StatesHistory20th centurySourcesAfrican American soldiersCorrespondenceWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, African AmericanRacismHistoryAfrican American soldiers940.54/0McGuire Phillip1944-Quarles BenjaminNalty BernardMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811573903321Taps for a Jim Crow army3971734UNINA