03308nam 2200637 a 450 991081479000332120240314013422.01-282-06309-X97866120630910-253-10932-9(CKB)1000000000006593(EBL)130883(OCoLC)55002810(SSID)ssj0000283368(PQKBManifestationID)11236609(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283368(PQKBWorkID)10247849(PQKB)11029870(MiAaPQ)EBC130883(MdBmJHUP)muse16619(Au-PeEL)EBL130883(CaPaEBR)ebr10014147(CaONFJC)MIL206309(EXLCZ)99100000000000659320000926d2001 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRace, war, and surveillance[electronic resource] African Americans and the United States government during World War I /Mark Ellis1st ed.Bloomington Indiana University Pressc20011 online resource (349 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-33923-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-311) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One: African Americans and the War for Democracy, 1917; Two: The Wilson Administration and Black Opinion, 1917 ...1918; Three: Black Doughboys; Four: The Surveillance of African-American Leadership; Five: W.E.B.Du Bois, Joel Spingarn, and Military Intelligence; Six: Diplomacy and Demobilization, 1918 ...1919; Seven: Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorIn April 1917, black Americans reacted in various ways to the entry of the United States into World War I in the name of "Democracy." Some expressed loud support, many were indifferent, and others voiced outright opposition. All were agreed, however, that the best place to start guaranteeing freedom was at home. Almost immediately, rumors spread across the nation that German agents were engaged in "Negro Subversion" and that African Americans were potentially disloyal. Despite mounting a constant watch on black civilians, their newspapers, and their organizations, the domestic intelligence agents of the federal government failed to detect any black traitors or saboteurs. They did, however, find vigorous demands for equal rights to be granted and for the 30-year epidemic of lynching in the South to be eradicated.World War, 1914-1918African AmericansWorld War, 1914-1918United StatesPolitical persecutionUnited StatesHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1914-1918Participation, African AmericanWorld War, 1914-1918African Americans.World War, 1914-1918Political persecutionHistoryWorld War, 1914-1918Participation, African American.940.4/03Ellis Mark1955-1648966MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814790003321Race, war, and surveillance4115253UNINA