Loyalty in Time of Trial

Nina Mjagkij

doi:10.5771/9780742570450

Loyalty in Time of Trial

The African American Experience During World War I

Published 2011

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doi.org/10.5771/9780742570450
ISBN print: 978-0-7425-7043-6
ISBN online: 978-0-7425-7045-0
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

In one of the few book-length treatments of the subject, Nina Mjagkij conveys the full range of the African American experience during the "Great War." Prior to World War I, most African Americans did not challenge the racial status quo. But nearly 370,000 black soldiers served in the military during the war, and some 400,000 black civilians migrated from the rural South to the urban North for defense jobs. Following the war, emboldened by their military service and their support of the war on the home front, African Americans were determined to fight for equality. These two factors forced America to confront the impact of segregation and racism.

Schlagworte

World War I First World War African American History The Great War

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Preface
1–22 Chapter 1: The Land of Jim Crow: African Americans on the Eve of World War I 1–22
23–50 Chapter 2: From Field to Factory: The Wartime Migration of African Americans 23–50
51–72 Chapter 3: Fighting to Fight: The Struggle for Black Officers and Combat Soldiers 51–72
73–98 Chapter 4: Raising a Jim Crow Army: The Mobilization and Training of African American Troops 73–98
99–120 Chapter 5: Over There: African American Soldiers in France 99–120
121–140 Chapter 6: Closing Ranks?: African Americans on the Home Front 121–140
141–148 Epilogue: Returning to Racism 141–148
149–196 Appendix: Documents 149–196
197–200 Notes 197–200
201–210 Bibliographic Essay 201–210
211–224 Index 211–224
225–225 About the Author 225–225

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