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Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War : the undaunted 369th Regiment & the African American quest for equality /

When on May 15, 1918 a French lieutenant warned Henry Johnson of the 369th to move back because of a possible enemy raid, Johnson reportedly replied "I'm an American, and I never retreat." The story, even if apocryphal, captures the mythic status of the Harlem Rattlers, the African Am...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sammons, Jeffrey T. (Jeffrey Thomas), 1949- (Author), Morrow, John Howard, 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2014]
Series:Modern war studies.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Infantry Regiment, 369th.
World War, 1914-1918 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, African American.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western Front.
United States. > Army. > American Expeditionary Forces > African American troops.
France. > Armée > African American troops > History > 20th century.
African American soldiers > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Social conditions > To 1964.

Evans: Library Stacks

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Cushing: Area Studies/Africana (Does not check out)

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