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Author:

Jefferson, Robert F., 1963-

Title:

Fighting for hope : African American troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and postwar America / Robert F. Jefferson.

Publisher:

The Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xv, 321 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Oceania.
World War, 1939-1945--Social conditions.--United States--Social conditions.
United States.--Infantry Division, 93rd.--Infantry Division, 93rd.
United States.--Army--African American troops.
African American soldiers--Social conditions--20th century.
African Americans--Social conditions--To 1964.
United States--Social conditions--20th century.
USA--Infantry Division (92)
USA--Infantry Division (93)
Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
Schwarze.
Geschichte

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-307) and index.

Contents:

The Great Depression and African American youth culture -- Why should I fight? Black morale and War Department racial policy -- Of sage and sand : Fort Huachuca and the U.S. 93rd Infantry Division -- Service families on the move -- War maneuvers and Black division personnel -- War, race, and rumor under the Southern Cross -- Relative security in the southwest Pacific -- Epilogue: Black 93rd Division veterans and former service families after World War II.

Series:

War/society/culture

ISBN:

080188828X (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780801888281 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)187417710

LCCN:

2007052603

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)