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Let us fight as free men : black soldiers and civil rights / / Christine Knauer



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Autore: Knauer Christine Visualizza persona
Titolo: Let us fight as free men : black soldiers and civil rights / / Christine Knauer Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2014
©2014
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (350 p.)
Disciplina: 355.0089/96073
Soggetto topico: African American soldiers - History - 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, African American
Korean War, 1950-1953 - Participation, African American
Soggetto geografico: United States Armed Forces African Americans History 20th century
Soggetto non controllato: African Studies
African-American Studies
American History
American Studies
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Fighting for Respect -- Chapter 2. Coming Home -- Chapter 3. Stepping Up the Fight -- Chapter 4. Mass Civil Disobedience -- Chapter 5. Truman’s Order -- Chapter 6. A Country They Never Knew -- Chapter 7. Black Men at War -- Chapter 8. A Mixed Army -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Sommario/riassunto: Today, the military is one the most racially diverse institutions in the United States. But for many decades African American soldiers battled racial discrimination and segregation within its ranks. In the years after World War II, the integration of the armed forces was a touchstone in the home front struggle for equality—though its importance is often overlooked in contemporary histories of the civil rights movement. Drawing on a wide array of sources, from press reports and newspapers to organizational and presidential archives, historian Christine Knauer recounts the conflicts surrounding black military service and the fight for integration. Let Us Fight as Free Men shows that, even after their service to the nation in World War II, it took the persistent efforts of black soldiers, as well as civilian activists and government policy changes, to integrate the military. In response to unjust treatment during and immediately after the war, African Americans pushed for integration on the strength of their service despite the oppressive limitations they faced on the front and at home. Pressured by civil rights activists such as A. Philip Randolph, President Harry S. Truman passed an executive order that called for equal treatment in the military. Even so, integration took place haltingly and was realized only after the political and strategic realities of the Korean War forced the Army to allow black soldiers to fight alongside their white comrades. While the war pushed the civil rights struggle beyond national boundaries, it also revealed the persistence of racial discrimination and exposed the limits of interracial solidarity. Let Us Fight as Free Men reveals the heated debates about the meaning of military service, manhood, and civil rights strategies within the African American community and the United States as a whole.
Titolo autorizzato: Let us fight as free men  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8122-0959-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910810696803321
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