The African American experience during World War II

The African American experience during World War II /

"Drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and research, Neil A. Wynn combines narrative history and primary sources as he locates the World War II years within the long-term struggle for African Americans' equal rights. It is now widely accepted thatthese years were crucial in the dev...

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Main Author: Wynn, Neil A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010
Series:African American history series (Lanham, Md.)
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > United States.
African Americans > History > 1877-1964.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
African American soldiers > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans > History > 20th century.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The African American and war in historical context
  • African Americans on the eve of war : from new Negro to New Deal, 1920-39
  • Mobilizing for war : the arsenal of democracy and the struggle for inclusion
  • Fighting for freedom : changing military policy and the Black experience, 1941-45
  • Conflict on the home front : resistance, riot, and social change
  • The post-war years and changing civil rights : "an American dilemma."

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