Bibliograph

Black veterans, politics, and civil rights in twentieth-century America, closing ranks, edited by Robert F. Jefferson Jr

Type

Label

Black veterans, politics, and civil rights in twentieth-century America, closing ranks, edited by Robert F. Jefferson Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black veterans, politics, and civil rights in twentieth-century America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1073036849

Responsibility statement

edited by Robert F. Jefferson Jr

Series statement

War and society in modern American history

Sub title

closing ranks

Summary

"This collection examines the lives of African American soldiers and the sociopolitical world they constructed upon returning to the United States. The experiences analyzed in this volume provide a useful backdrop for understanding the complex relationship between race, war, and politics in the United States throughout the twentieth century."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

We never get to be men: Big Bill Broonzy, black consciousness, and WWI's returning black veterans / Kevin Greene -- Frames refocused: blinded black and white ex-GIs and the social re-orientation of self in World War Two America / Robert F. Jefferson, Jr -- Have gun, will travel: the deacons for defense and justice, armed self defense and the long Black Power movement / Selika M. Ducksworth-Lawton -- The military no more: Vietnam, civil rights, and attitudes toward change / Jeremy P. Maxwell -- African American leadership's tug of war with black military service members: rhetorical situation strategies in the face of the Persian Gulf War / Elizabeth Desnoyers-Colas -- Afterword: how to place these fine essays into larger contexts / Peter Karsten

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