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Fighting for hope : African American troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and postwar America
- Title
- Fighting for hope : African American troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and postwar America / Robert F. Jefferson.
- Author
- Jefferson, Robert F., 1963-
- Publication
- Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
- Supplementary Content
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 10-1316 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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Details
- Description
- xv, 321 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- War/society/culture
- Uniform Title
- War, society, culture.
- Subjects
- United States > Social conditions > 20th century
- United States > Army > African American troops
- African Americans > Social conditions > To 1964
- World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American
- World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > United States > Social conditions
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Oceania
- African American soldiers > Social conditions > 20th century
- United States > Army > Division, 93rd
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-307) and index.
- Contents
- The Great Depression and African American youth culture -- Why should I fight? Black morale and War Department racial policy -- Of sage and sand : Fort Huachuca and the U.S. 93rd Infantry Division -- Service families on the move -- War maneuvers and Black division personnel -- War, race, and rumor under the Southern Cross -- Relative security in the southwest Pacific -- Epilogue: Black 93rd Division veterans and former service families after World War II.
- Call Number
- JFE 08-8254
- ISBN
- 9780801888281 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 080188828X (hbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007052603
- OCLC
- 187417710
- Author
- Jefferson, Robert F., 1963-
- Title
- Fighting for hope : African American troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and postwar America / Robert F. Jefferson.
- Imprint
- Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
- Series
- War/society/cultureWar, society, culture.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-307) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFE 08-8254Sc E 10-1316