African American Army officers of World War I :: a vanguard of equality in war and beyond /

In April 1917, Congress approved President Woodrow Wilson's request to declare war on the Central Powers, thrusting the United States into World War I with the rallying cry, ""The world must be made safe for democracy."" Two months later 1,250 African American men--college g...

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1. Verfasser: Wilson, Adam P., 1983-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
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Zusammenfassung:In April 1917, Congress approved President Woodrow Wilson's request to declare war on the Central Powers, thrusting the United States into World War I with the rallying cry, ""The world must be made safe for democracy."" Two months later 1,250 African American men--college graduates, businessmen, doctors, lawyers, reverends and non-commissioned officers--volunteered to become the first blacks to receive officer training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. Denied the full privileges and protections of democracy at home, they prepared to defend it abroad in hopes that their service would be rewarded with
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1476620075
9781476620077
9780786495122
078649512X

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