Taps for a Jim Crow army : letters from black soldiers in World War II / Phillip McGuire, editor ; with forewords by Benjamin Quarles and Bernard Nalty
Chapter 1: Uncle Sam's Boys -- Chapter 2: The dilemma of the black officer -- Chapter 3: Laborers in uniform -- Chapter 4: Illusions of democracy -- Chapter 5: Biased white officers -- Chapter 6: Appeals to the White House -- Chapter 7: Cruel and usual punishment -- Chapter 8: Northern racism -- Chapter 9: The dreaded South -- Chapter 10: Working with pain -- Chapter 11: Jim Crow goes abroad
Summary
WORLD WAR, 1939-1945--PARTICIPATION, AFRICAN AMERICAN--SOURCES, RACISM--US--HISTORY--20TH CENTURY--SOURCES
Analysis
African American soldiers Correspondence
Racism Sources History 20th century United States
United States / Army Sources African American troops History
World War, 1939-1945 Sources Participation, African American
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 263) and index
Notes
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