War! what is it good for? : Black freedom struggles and the U.S. military from World War II to Iraq / Kimberley L. Phillips.

War! what is it good for? : Black freedom struggles and the U.S. military from World War II to Iraq / Kimberley L. Phillips.

"African Americans' long campaign for 'the right to fight' forced Harry Truman to issue his 1948 executive order calling for equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces. In War! What Is It Good For?, Kimberley Phillips examines how blacks' participation in the...

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Main Author: Phillips, Kimberley L. (Kimberley Louise), 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2012]
Series:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Subjects:
African American soldiers > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > African Americans.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest movements > United States.
War and society > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans > History > 20th century.
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