LEADER 03178nam 2200649 450 001 9910811573903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-2826-9 010 $a0-8131-0822-5 010 $a0-8131-4899-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000333964 035 $a(EBL)1915096 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001403075 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11884076 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001403075 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11361412 035 $a(PQKB)11645028 035 $a(OCoLC)741874093 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43875 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1915096 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11011724 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL690853 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1915096 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000333964 100 $a20150227h19931993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aTaps for a Jim Crow army $eletters from black soldiers in World War II /$fPhillip McGuire, editor ; with forewords by Benjamin Quarles and Bernard Nalty 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d1993. 210 4$dİ1993 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 300 $aOriginally published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio, 1983. 311 $a1-322-59571-2 311 $a0-8131-1851-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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; Y 330 $aMany 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 offic 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xParticipation, African American$vSources 606 $aRacism$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century$vSources 606 $aAfrican American soldiers$vCorrespondence 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xParticipation, African American 615 0$aRacism$xHistory 615 0$aAfrican American soldiers 676 $a940.54/0 702 $aMcGuire$b Phillip$f1944- 702 $aQuarles$b Benjamin 702 $aNalty$b Bernard 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811573903321 996 $aTaps for a Jim Crow army$93971734 997 $aUNINA