Torchbearers of democracy : African American soldiers in the World War I era
(Book - Special Collections)
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Chapel Hill, [N.C.] : University of North Carolina Press, c2010.
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Special Collections - Civil Rights Room | Special Coll. 940.403 W7221t | Library Use Only |
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African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Citizenship -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Racism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 -- African Americans.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African American.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Citizenship -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Racism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 -- African Americans.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African American.
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Published
Chapel Hill, [N.C.] : University of North Carolina Press, c2010.
Format
Book - Special Collections
Physical Desc
xiii, 452 pages : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The author connects the history of African American soldiers and veterans to issues such as the obligations of citizenship, combat and labor, diaspora and internationalism, homecoming and racial violence, "New Negro" militancy, and African American historical memories of the war. Democracy may have been distant from the everyday lives of African Americans at the dawn of the war, but it nevertheless remained a powerful ideal that sparked the hopes of black people throughout the country for societal change. Torchbearers of Democracy reclaims the legacy of black soldiers and establishes the World War I era as a defining moment in the history of African Americans and peoples of African descent more broadly.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Williams, C. L. (2010). Torchbearers of democracy: African American soldiers in the World War I era . University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Chad Louis, 1976-. 2010. Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era. University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Chad Louis, 1976-. Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Williams, Chad Louis. Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
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