Title The African American experience during World War II / Neil A. Wynn

Published Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010

Click on the following:
EBSCO eBooks
ProQuest Ebook Central

Copies

Description 1 online resource (xix, 163 p.) Series The African American history series African American history series (Lanham, Md.) Contents Introduction: The African American and war in historical context -- African Americans on the eve of war : from new Negro to New Deal, 1920-39 -- Mobilizing for war : the arsenal of democracy and the struggle for inclusion -- Fighting for freedom : changing military policy and the Black experience, 1941-45 -- Conflict on the home front : resistance, riot, and social change -- The post-war years and changing civil rights : "an American dilemma." Summary "Drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and research, Neil A. Wynn combines narrative history and primary sources as he locates the World War II years within the long-term struggle for African Americans' equal rights. It is now widely accepted thatthese years were crucial in the development of the emerging Civil Rights movement through the economic and social impact of the war, as well as the military service itself. Wynn examines the period within the broader context of the New Deal era of the 1930s and the Cold War of the 1950s, concluding that the war years were neither simply a continuation of earlier developments nor a prelude to later change. Rather, this period was characterized by an intense transformation of black hopes and expectations, encouraged by real socio-economic shifts and departures in federal policy. Black self consciousness at a national level found powerful expression in new movements, from the demand for equality in the military service to changes in the shop floor to the 'Double V' campaign that linked the fight for democracy at home for the fight for democracy abroad. As the nation played a new world role in the developing Cold War, the tensions between America's stated beliefs and actual practices emphasized these issues and brought new forces into play. More than a half century later, this book presents a much-needed up-to-date, short and readable interpretation of existing scholarship. Accessible to general and student readers, it tells the story without jargon or theory while including the historiography and debate on particular issues"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-153) and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans. World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- United States African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964. World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. African American soldiers African Americans Armed Forces -- African Americans Military participation -- African American Race relations Social aspects SUBJECT United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans -- History -- 20th century Subject United States Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book LC no. 2020740510 ISBN 9781442200173 1442200170 128256109X 9781282561090 9781442210318 1442210311

  Permalink