Loyalty in time of trial : the African American experience during World War I

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Label

Loyalty in time of trial : the African American experience during World War I

Title remainder

the African American experience during World War I

Statement of responsibility

Nina Mjagkij

Creator

• Mjagkij, Nina, 1961-

Subject

• African American soldiers
• African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century
• African Americans -- Social conditions
• African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century
• Armed Forces -- African American troops
• History
• Military participation -- African American
• Race relations
• Racism
• Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• United States
• United States -- Race relations
• United States, Army
• United States, Army -- African American troops | History -- 20th century
• World War (1914-1918)
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African American
• 1900-1999

Genre

• History

Language

eng

Summary

In this book the author conveys the full range of the African American experience during the Great War. Nearly 370,000 black soldiers served in the military during World War I, and some 400,000 black civilians migrated from the rural South to the urban North for defense jobs. Prior to World War I, most African Americans did not challenge the racial status quo. Following the war, emboldened by their military service and their support of the war on the home front, African Americans were determined to fight for equality. These two factors forced America to confront the impact of segregation and racism

Member of

• African American history series (Lanham, Md.)

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

940.3089/96073

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

D639.N4

LC item number

M55 2011

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

The African American history series