Torchbearers of democracy : African American soldiers in the World War I era

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Author:

Williams, Chad Louis, 1976-

ISBN:

9780807899359

9781469604961

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 452 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.

Abstract:

On April 2, 1917, Woodrow Wilson thrust the United States into World War I by declaring, "The world must be made safe for democracy." For the 380,000 African American soldiers who fought and labored in the global conflict, these words carried life or death meaning. Relating stories bridging the war and postwar years, spanning the streets of Chicago and the streets of Harlem, from the battlefields of the American South to the battlefields of the Western Front, Chad L. Williams reveals the central role of African American soldiers in World War I and how they, along with race activists.

Subject Term:

African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century.

African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century.

African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.

Racism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Citizenship -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Electronic Access:

http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9780807899359_williams

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