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The Armed Forces and American social change : an unwritten truce / Troy Mosley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mosley, Troy, 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay military personnel.
- History.
- Armed Forces.
- African Americans.
- Minorities.
- United States--Armed Forces--Minorities--History.
- United States.
- United States--Armed Forces--African Americans--History.
- United States--Armed Forces--Women--History.
- Gay military personnel--United States--History.
- Sociology, Military--United States.
- Sociology, Military.
- Social change--United States.
- Social change.
- Armed Forces--African Americans.
- Armed Forces--Minorities.
- Armed Forces--Women.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Unwritten Truce is a powerful depiction of Black Americans' struggle for equality told through the lens of uniformed military service. Troy Mosley uses superb story-telling, personal vignettes, and historical examples to show how millions of Americans have lifted themselves from stifling oppression through opportunities gleaned from military service"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Why this and Black Lives Matter
- America in 1946 : the events leading to the desegregation of the Armed Forces
- A brief history of diversity in America's Armed Forces
- Minorities in World War II : sowing the seeds for the civil rights movement
- Women in the armed servies
- Lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgender members in the Armed Srvices
- Remaining challenges and implications for the US and the Armed Forces.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mosley, Troy, 1967- Armed Forces and American social change
- ISBN:
- 9780761872511
- 0761872515
- OCLC:
- 1255522581
- Publisher Number:
- 99988845836
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