Duty beyond the battlefield : African American soldiers fight for racial uplift, citizenship, and manhood, 1870-1920 / Le'Trice D. Donaldson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donaldson, Le'Trice D., 1980- author.

Standardized Title:

From triumph to tragedy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Race relations.

African American soldiers--History.

African American soldiers.

African Americans--Social conditions.

African Americans.

Racism--United States--History.

Racism.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The book demonstrates how African American soldiers used military service as a tool to challenge white notions of second-class citizenry"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Bullets and torches : the making of the race warrior on the western frontier, 1870-96

My home, my country

For race and country, we never forget

Henry Ossian Flipper : the lone warrior

Charles Young : the diplomatic warrior.

Notes:

Revised and expanded version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2006, titled From triumph to tragedy : African American soldiers fight for citizenship and manhood in the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-190) and index.

ISBN:

9780809337590

0809337592

OCLC:

1084322936