LEADER 03941nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910813589603321 005 20240513032853.0 010 $a979-88-908812-5-0 010 $a1-4696-0496-5 010 $a0-8078-9935-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000058484 035 $a(EBL)605945 035 $a(OCoLC)681746132 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000457212 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11924185 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457212 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10414901 035 $a(PQKB)10330180 035 $a(OCoLC)966845903 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse48698 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL605945 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10425436 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC605945 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000058484 100 $a20100226d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTorchbearers of democracy $eAfrican American soldiers and the era of the First World War /$fChad L. Williams 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (469 pages) 225 1 $aThe John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4696-0985-1 311 $a0-8078-3394-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aDemocracy at war : African Americans, citizenship, and the meanings of military service -- The "race question" : the U.S. government and the training experiences of African American soldiers -- The hell of war : African American soldiers in labor and combat -- Les soldats noir : France, Black military service, and the challenges of internationalism and diaspora -- Waging peace : the end of the war and the hope of democracy -- The war at home : African American veterans and violence in the long "red summer" -- Soldiers to "new Negroes" : African American veterans and postwar racial militancy -- Lest we forget : the war and African American soldiers in history and memory. 330 $aOn April 2, 1917, Woodrow Wilson thrust the United States into World War I by declaring, ""The world must be made safe for democracy."" For the 380,000 African American soldiers who fought and labored in the global conflict, these words carried life or death meaning. Relating stories bridging the war and postwar years, spanning the streets of Chicago and the streets of Harlem, from the battlefields of the American South to the battlefields of the Western Front, Chad L. Williams reveals the central role of African American soldiers in World War I and how they, along with race activists and ordi 410 0$aJohn Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture. 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xParticipation, African American 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xAfrican Americans 606 $aAfrican American soldiers$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAfrican Americans$xSocial conditions$y20th century 606 $aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aRacism$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aCitizenship$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xParticipation, African American. 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xAfrican Americans. 615 0$aAfrican American soldiers$xHistory 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xSocial conditions 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights$xHistory 615 0$aRacism$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 615 0$aCitizenship$xHistory 676 $a940.4/03 700 $aWilliams$b Chad Louis$f1976-$01706027 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813589603321 996 $aTorchbearers of democracy$94093180 997 $aUNINA