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Author:

White, Steven, 1986- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2019010405

Title:

World War II and American racial politics : public opinion, the presidency, and civil rights advocacy / Steven White, Syracuse University, New York.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

x, 207 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Subject:

World War (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945--African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States.
African Americans--History--History--20th century.
United States--History--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Influence.
Whites--United States--History--History--20th century.
United States--History--African Americans--History--20th century.
United States--History--Public opinion--History--20th century.
Social surveys--United States--History--20th century.
Public opinion--United States--History--20th century.
African Americans.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Armed Forces--African Americans.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Public opinion.
Race relations.
Race relations--Public opinion.
Social aspects.
Social surveys.
Whites--Attitudes.
United States.
1900-1999
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

White racial attitudes, 1937-1950 -- White veterans and racial attitudes, 1946-1961 -- The Roosevelt Administration and civil rights during the Second World War -- The Truman Administration, military service, and postwar civil rights -- War, race, and American political development -- Appendix.

ISBN:

1108427634
9781108427630

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1090000779

LCCN:

2019008524

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)