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Fighting for Hope African American Troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and Postwar America / Robert F. Jefferson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jefferson, Robert F., 1963-
- Series:
- War, society, culture.
- War/society/culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Social conditions--To 1964.
- African Americans.
- African American soldiers--Social conditions--20th century.
- African American soldiers.
- World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--United States--Social conditions.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Oceania.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American.
- United States--Social conditions--20th century.
- United States.
- United States. Army--African American troops.
- United States. Army. Division, 93rd.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (350 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Integrating social history and civil rights movement studies, Fighting for Hope examines the ways in which political meaning and identity were reflected in the aspirations of these black GIs and their role in transforming the face of America.
- Contents:
- The Great Depression and African American youth culture
- Why should I fight? Black morale and War Department racial policy
- Of sage and sand : Fort Huachuca and the U.S. 93rd Infantry Division
- Service families on the move
- War maneuvers and Black division personnel
- War, race, and rumor under the Southern Cross
- Relative security in the southwest Pacific
- Epilogue: Black 93rd Division veterans and former service families after World War II.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-307) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-0309-9
- OCLC:
- 794701427
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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