Torchbearers of Democracy
African American Soldiers in the World War I Era
Published on 20. September 2010
472 pages
978-0-8078-9935-9 (ISBN)
Description
For the 380,000 African American soldiers who fought in World War I, Woodrow Wilson’s charge to make the world “safe for democracy” carried life-or-death meaning. Chad L. Williams reveals the central role of African American soldiers in the global conflict and how they, along with race activists and ordinary citizens, committed to fighting for democracy at home and beyond. Using a diverse range of sources, Torchbearers of Democracy reclaims the legacy of African American soldiers and veterans and connects their history to issues such as the obligations of citizenship, combat and labor, diaspora and internationalism, homecoming and racial violence, “New Negro” militancy, and African American memories of the war.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chapel Hill
United States
Product notice
Windows
Illustrations
18 illus., notes, bibl., index
File size
3,46 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-8078-9935-9 (9780807899359)
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Person
Chad L. Williams is associate professor of African and Afro-American studies at Brandeis University.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- INTRODUCTION
- Part I: War
- 1 DEMOCRACY AT WAR: African Americans, Citizenship, and the Meanings of Military Service
- 2 THE "RACE QUESTION": The U.S. Government and the Training Experiences of African American Soldiers
- 3 THE HELL OF WAR: African American Soldiers in Labor and Combat
- 4 LES SOLDATS NOIRS: France, Black Military Service, and the Challenges of Internationalism and Diaspora
- Part II: Peace?
- 5 WAGING PEACE: The End of the War and the Hope of Democracy
- 6 THE WAR AT HOME: African American Veterans and Violence in the Long "Red Summer"
- 7 SOLDIERS TO "NEW NEGROES": African American Veterans and Postwar Racial Militancy
- 8 LEST WE FORGET: The War and African American Soldiers in History and Memory
- EPILOGUE
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- D
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- F
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