Duty beyond the battlefield : African American soldiers fight for racial uplift, citizenship, and manhood, 1870-1920 /

The book demonstrates how African American soldiers used military service as a tool to challenge white notions of second-class citizenry.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donaldson, Le'Trice D., 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020]
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Description
Summary:The book demonstrates how African American soldiers used military service as a tool to challenge white notions of second-class citizenry.
Item Description:Revised and expanded version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2006, titled From triumph to tragedy : African American soldiers fight for citizenship and manhood in the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War.
Physical Description:xi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780809337590
0809337592