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Black veterans, politics, and civil rights in twentieth-century America : closing ranks / edited by Robert F. Jefferson Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- War and society in modern American history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American veterans--History--20th century.
- African American veterans.
- African American veterans--Political activity.
- African American veterans--Social conditions--20th century.
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.
- Civil rights movements.
- Social conditions.
- Political participation.
- History.
- United States.
- African American soldiers--History--20th century.
- African American soldiers.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 125 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Black veterans, politics, and civil rights in twentieth-century America.
- ISBN:
- 9781498586313
- 1498586317
- OCLC:
- 1073036849
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