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Table of Contents:

• The land of Jim Crow : African Americans at the eve of World War I
• From field to factory : the wartime migration of African Americans
• Fighting to fight : the struggle for Black officers and combat soldiers
• Raising a Jim Crow army : the mobilization and training of African American Troops
• Over there : African American soldiers in France
• Closing ranks? African Americans on the home front
• Epilogue : returning to racism.

Author/Creator:

Mjagkij, Nina, 1961-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Loyalty in time of trial: the African American experience during World War I [by Mjagkij, N.]

Related Series:

African American history series (Lanham, Md.)

Subjects:

World War, 1914-1918 — Participation, African American

United States Army — African American troops — History — 20th century

African American soldiers — History — 20th century

African Americans — Social conditions — 20th century

Racism — United States — History — 20th century

United States — Race relations

United States Army

World War (1914-1918)

1900-1999

African Americans — Social conditions

African Americans

Racism

Race relations

African American soldiers

United States

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 225 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

D639.N4 M55 2011

ISBNs:

9780742570436 (cloth, alk. paper)
0742570436 (cloth, alk. paper)
9780742570450 (electronic)
0742570452 (electronic)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2010047942

OCLC Numbers:

681481436