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The Air Force integrates, 1945-1964 / Alan L. Gropman.
Van Pelt Library UG834.A37 G76 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gropman, Alan L., 1938-
- Series:
- Smithsonian history of aviation series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Air Force--African Americans--History.
- United States.
- United States. Air Force.
- Sociology, Military--United States--History--20th century.
- Sociology, Military.
- History.
- African Americans.
- United States--Race relations.
- Race relations.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution Press, [1998]
- Summary:
- Documenting the racial integration of the Air Force from the end of World War II to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, retired Air Force colonel Alan L. Gropman contends that the service desegregated itself not for moral or political reasons but to improve military effectiveness. First published in 1977, this second edition charts policy changes to date. 31 photos.
- Notes:
- Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Office of Air Force History, 1978.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-230) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1560989998
- OCLC:
- 38557293
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