Fighting for Democracy : : Black Veterans and the Struggle Against White Supremacy in the Postwar South / / Christopher S. Parker.
Fighting for Democracy shows how the experiences of African American soldiers during World War II and the Korean War influenced many of them to challenge white supremacy in the South when they returned home. Focusing on the motivations of individual black veterans, this groundbreaking book explores...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG and UP eBook Package 2000-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International, and Comparative Perspectives ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 13 line illus. 14 tables. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. War, Military Service, and the Prospect for Change
- Chapter 2. Military Service and Resistance
- Chapter 3. Taking the Crooked with the Straight
- Chapter 4. When Jim Crow Meets Uncle Sam
- Chapter 5. Exploring the Attitudinal Consequences of African American Military Service
- Chapter 6. Dying to Participate
- Conclusion. Taps for Jim Crow in the Postwar South
- Appendix A. Study Description, Coding, Question Wording, and Other Estimates from Chapters 5 and 6
- Appendix B. Content Analysis of the Chicago Defender
- Appendix C. Interview Methodology and Material
- Appendix D. Profiles of Selected Black Veteran Activists
- References
- Index