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Glory in their spirit : how four black women took on the Army during World War II /

In 1945, four African American female privates who were members of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) participated in a strike at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and opted to take a court martial rather than accept discriminatory work assignments. As the army prepared for the court-martial and civil righ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bolzenius, Sandra M., 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2018]
Series:Women, gender, and sexuality in American history.
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Women's Army Corps > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
Trials (Military offenses) > United States > History > 20th century.
Strikes and lockouts > United States > History > 20th century.
African American soldiers > History > 20th century.
Women soldiers > United States > History > 20th century.
Race discrimination > United States > History > 20th century.
Sex discrimination against women > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women > United States.
Fort Devens (Mass.) > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Army diversifies: Fort Des Moines
  • Fort Devens
  • The strike
  • Trial and verdict
  • The civilian reaction
  • Military protocol
  • Conclusion: A sociological laboratory.