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The Black officer corps : a history of Black military advancement from integration through Vietnam / Isaac Hampton II.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hampton, Isaac W., II
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American soldiers--History--20th century.
- African American soldiers.
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
- African Americans.
- United States--Armed Forces--African American officers--History--20th century.
- United States.
- United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The U.S. Armed Forces started integrating its services in 1948, and with that push, more African Americans started rising through the ranks to become officers, although the number of black officers has always been much lower than African Americans' total percentage in the military. Astonishingly, the experiences of these unknown reformers have largely gone unexamined and unreported, until now.The Black Officer Corps traces segments of the African American officers' experience from 1946-1973. From generals who served in the Pentagon and Vietnam, to enlisted servicemen and off
- Contents:
- Cover; THE BLACK OFFICER CORPS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms/Military Terms; Prologue; 1 The Origins of the Negro Military Officer; 2 Civil Rights, Black Power, and Military Service; 3 Historically Black Colleges and the Reserve Officer Training Corps; 4 Inequities in the Officer Promotion System; 5 The Butler Report; 6 Analysis and Interpretation of the Butler Report; 7 Racial Tension; 8 Addressing Racial Tension and the Role of the Defense Race Relations Institute; 9 Anatomy of the African American Enlisted Soldier
- 10 The Role and Significance of African American Officers' WivesEpilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781136176234
- 1136176233
- 9780203081891
- 0203081897
- 9781283846622
- 1283846624
- 9781136176241
- 1136176241
- OCLC:
- 819380198
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