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Title:

We return fighting : World War I and the shaping of modern Black identity / edited by Kinshasha Holman Conwill ; foreword by Philippe Étienne ; introduction and epilogue by Lonnie G. Bunch III ; contributions by Lisa M. Budreau [and six others].

Publisher:

Smithsonian Books,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

160 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm

Subject:

World War, 1914-1918--Participation, African American.
World War, 1914-1918--African Americans.
African American soldiers--History--20th century.
African Americans--History--1877-1964.
World War, 1914-1918--Influence.
African Americans--History--History--20th century.
African Americans--Race identity.
Blacks--Race identity--United States.

Other Authors:

Conwill, Kinshasha, editor.
Bunch, Lonnie G., author of introduction.
Budreau, Lisa M. (Lisa Mary), 1957-
Étienne, Philippe, 1955-
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)

Notes:

Includes fold-out pages. Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-149) and index.

Contents:

A global war -- From civil war to world war : African American soldiers and the roots of the civil rights movement -- At home and abroad : during and after the war -- Epilogue: On the horizon : toward civil rights.

Summary:

"A richly illustrated commemoration of African Americans' roles in World War I highlighting how the wartime experience reshaped their lives and their communities after they returned home"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1588346722
9781588346728

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1085637575

LCCN:

2019020417

Locations:

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

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)