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Race, war, and surveillance : African Americans and the United States government during World War I / Mark Ellis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ellis, Mark, 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--African Americans.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--United States.
- Political persecution--United States--History--20th century.
- Political persecution.
- World War, 1914-1918--Participation, African American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (349 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In April 1917, black Americans reacted in various ways to the entry of the United States into World War I in the name of "Democracy." Some expressed loud support, many were indifferent, and others voiced outright opposition. All were agreed, however, that the best place to start guaranteeing freedom was at home. Almost immediately, rumors spread across the nation that German agents were engaged in "Negro Subversion" and that African Americans were potentially disloyal. Despite mounting a constant watch on black civilians, their newspapers, and their organizations, the domestic intelligence agents of the federal government failed to detect any black traitors or saboteurs. They did, however, find vigorous demands for equal rights to be granted and for the 30-year epidemic of lynching in the South to be eradicated.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One: African Americans and the War for Democracy, 1917; Two: The Wilson Administration and Black Opinion, 1917 ...1918; Three: Black Doughboys; Four: The Surveillance of African-American Leadership; Five: W.E.B.Du Bois, Joel Spingarn, and Military Intelligence; Six: Diplomacy and Demobilization, 1918 ...1919; Seven: Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-311) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-06309-X
- 9786612063091
- 0-253-10932-9
- OCLC:
- 55002810
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