This fascinating history shows how African-American military men and women seized their dignity through barracks culture and community politics during and after World War II.Drawing on oral testimony; unpublished correspondence; archival records; memoirs; and diaries; Robert F. Jefferson explores the curious contradiction of war-effort idealism and entrenched discrimination through the experiences of the 93rd Infantry Division. Led by white officers and presumably unable to fight―and with the army taking great pains to regulate contact between black soldiers and local women―the division was largely relegated to support roles during the advance on the Philippines; seeing action only later in the war when U.S. officials found it unavoidable. Jefferson discusses racial policy within the War Department; examines the lives and morale of black GIs and their families; documents the debate over the deployment of black troops; and focuses on how the soldiers’ wartime experiences reshaped their perspectives on race and citizenship in America. He finds in these men and their families incredible resilience in the face of racism at war and at home and shows how their hopes for the future provided a blueprint for America’s postwar civil rights struggles.Integrating social history and civil rights movement studies; Fighting for Hope examines the ways in which political meaning and identity were reflected in the aspirations of these black GIs and their role in transforming the face of America.
#722599 in Books 1992-09-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 5 10.25 x 6.75 x 6.00l; #File Name: 080184486X1616 pages
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. SuperBy MaxGreat condition and even better price!1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The Jewish People in AmericaBy L. LandrySponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society as part of the centennial celebration; The Jewish People in America chronicles Jewish life in the United States from colonial times to the present. Drawing on the talents of five historians; the series offers a balanced historical synthesis for general readers as well as professional historians. Each of the five volumes integrates common themes: the roots of Jewish immigrations; the experience of settling in America; economic and social adjustment; religious developments and educational aspirations; political involvements and; above all; the experience from generation to generation of what it means to be at once Jewish and American. The five books in the box set are: Volume 1 - A Time for Planting: The First Migration; 1754 - 1820 by Eli Faber. Volume 2 - A Time for Gathering: The Second Migration; 1820 - 1880 by Hasia R. Diner. Volume 3 - A Time for Building: The Third Migration; 1880 - 1920 by Gerald Sorin. Volume 4 - A Time for Searching: Entering the Mainstream; 1920 - 1945 by Henry L. Feingold. Volume 5 - A Time for Healing: American Jewry since World War II by Edward S. Shapiro.
