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Until the last gun is silent : a story of patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the fight to save America's soul / Matthew F. Delmont.
LIBRA DS559.8.B55 D45 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Delmont, Matthew F., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--African Americans.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States.
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
- African Americans.
- African American civil rights workers--Biography.
- African American civil rights workers.
- African American soldiers--Biography.
- African American soldiers.
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006.
- King, Coretta Scott.
- Johnson, Dwight Hal, 1947-1971.
- Johnson, Dwight Hal.
- United States--Armed Forces--African Americans.
- United States.
- United States--Race relations.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Viking, [2026]
- Summary:
- "As the civil rights movement blazed through America, more than 300,000 Black troops were drafted and sent to fight in the Vietnam War. These soldiers, often from disadvantaged backgrounds and subjected to the brutalities of racism back home, found themselves thrust onto the frontlines of a war many saw as unjust. On the homefront, Black antiwar activists faced another battle: Opposition to the Vietnam War, vilified by key allies in the media and government as anti-American, jeopardized the fight for civil rights. For Black Americans,the Vietnam War forced a generation to question what it truly meantto fight for justice. Award-winning civil rights historian MatthewF. Delmont weaves together the stories of two Black heroes of the Vietnam War era: Coretta Scott King, who bravely championed the antiwar cause--and eventually persuaded her husband to do the same and Dwight "Skip" Johnson, a Medal of Honor recipient whose life ended tragically after returning from battle to his native Detroit. Together, these extraordinary accounts expose the contradictions of Black activism and military service during the Vietnam War. Through rich storytelling, Delmont offers a portrait of this period unlike any other, shedding light on a fractured civil rights movement, a generation of veterans failed by the country they served, and the valor of Black servicemen and peace advocates in the midst of it all."-- Publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-325) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780593655870
- 0593655877
- OCLC:
- 1564182018
- Publisher Number:
- 90103575186
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