Torchbearers of democracy : African American soldiers in World War I era / Chad L. Williams.

Author/creator Williams, Chad L., 1976-
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxiii, 452 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, African American.
World War, 1914-1918--African American.
African American soldiers--History. --20th century.
African Americans--Social conditions. --20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights. --History. --20th century.
Racism--Political aspects. --United States. --History. --20th century.
Citizenship--United States. --History. --20th century.

SeriesThe John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture. ^A413403
Contents Democracy at war : African Americans, citizenship, and the meanings of military service -- The "race question" : the U.S. government and the training experiences of African American soldiers -- The hell of war : African American soldiers in labor and combat -- Les soldats noir : France, Black military service, and the challenges of internationalism and diaspora -- Waging peace : the end of the war and the hope of democracy -- The war at home : African American veterans and violence in the long "red summer" -- Soldiers to "new Negroes" : African American veterans and postwar racial militancy -- Lest we forget : the war and African American soldiers in history and memory.
Local noteLittle-305131060128U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010006647
ISBN9780807833940 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807833940 (cloth : alk. paper)