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Fighting for Hope : African American Troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and Postwar America /

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Main Author: Jefferson, Robert F., 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
Series:War, society, culture.
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Subjects:
African Americans > Social conditions > To 1964.
African American soldiers > Social conditions > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > United States > Social conditions.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Oceania.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
United States. > Army > African American troops.
United States. > Army. > Division, 93rd.
United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Great Depression and African American youth culture
  • Why should I fight? Black morale and War Department racial policy
  • Of sage and sand : Fort Huachuca and the U.S. 93rd Infantry Division
  • Service families on the move
  • War maneuvers and Black division personnel
  • War, race, and rumor under the Southern Cross
  • Relative security in the southwest Pacific
  • Epilogue: Black 93rd Division veterans and former service families after World War II.

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