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War! what is it good for? : black freedom struggles and the U.S. military from World War II to Iraq /

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Main Authors: Phillips, Kimberley L. (Kimberley Louise), 1960- (Author)
Published: University of North Carolina Press,
Publisher Address: Chapel Hill :
Publication Dates: 2012.
©2012
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Subjects:
Geschichte 1948-2003.
African American soldiers > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > African Americans.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest movements > United States.
War and society > United States > History > 20th century.
Bürgerrechtsbewegung.
Friedensbewegung.
Krieg.
Militär.
Partizipation.
Schwarze.
Soldat.
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans > History > 20th century.
USA.
Carrier Form: xi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780807835029 (alk. paper) :
0807835021 (alk. paper)
Index Number: UB418
CLC: E712.9
Call Number: E712.9/P561
Contents: Where are the Negro soldiers? The Double V Campaign and the segregated military -- Jim Crow shock and the second front, 1945-1950 -- Glory on the battlefield: the Korean war, Cold War civil rights, and the paradox of black military service -- Did the battlefield kill Jim Crow? Black freedom struggles, the Korean War, and the Cold War military -- Machine gun blues: black America and the Vietnam War -- Sing no more of war: black freedom struggles and antiwar activism, 1960-1973 -- An epilogue about the United States and wars in medias res. Live from the front lines: military policy and soldiers' rap from Iraq.

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