Blacks in the Army Air Forces during World War II : the problem of race relations

Blacks in the Army Air Forces during World War II : the problem of race relations /

This book is based upon a Ph.D. dissertation written by an Air Force officer who studied at the University of Denver. Currently an Associate Professor of History at the Air Force Academy, Major Osur's account relates how the leadership in the War Department and the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF)...

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Main Author: Osur, Alan M., 1941- (Author)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Office of Air Force History, 1977
Subjects:
United States. > Army Air Forces > African American troops.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
African Americans > Segregation.
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • The War Department and the Black community
  • The Army Air Forces : early policies and practices
  • The Army Air Forces : Black officers and flying units
  • 1943 : era of change
  • Problems, protests, and leadership
  • Confrontation at Freeman Field
  • The postwar surveys
  • Conclusion.

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