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The double V : how wars, protest, and Harry Truman desegregated America's military /

Traces the legal, political and moral campaign for equality that led to Harry Truman's 1948 desegregation of the U.S. military, documenting the contributions of black troops since the Revolutionary War and their efforts to counter racism on the fields and on military bases.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James, Rawn
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press, [2013]
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans > History > 20th century.
Segregation > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
African American soldiers > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Segregation > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
Truman, Harry S., > 1884-1972 > Political and social views.
United States. > President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services.
Description
Summary:Traces the legal, political and moral campaign for equality that led to Harry Truman's 1948 desegregation of the U.S. military, documenting the contributions of black troops since the Revolutionary War and their efforts to counter racism on the fields and on military bases.
Physical Description:viii, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781608196081 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1608196089 (hbk. : alk. paper)