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Chronicles of a Two-Front War: Civil Rights and Vietnam in the African American Press
Lawrence Al Eldridge
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Description for Chronicles of a Two-Front War: Civil Rights and Vietnam in the African American Press
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBTB; HBWS2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
During the Vietnam War, young African Americans fought to protect the freedoms of Southeast Asians and died in disproportionate numbers compared to their white counterparts. Despite their sacrifices, black Americans were unable to secure equal rights at home, and because the importance of the war overshadowed the civil rights movement in the minds of politicians and the public, it seemed that further progress might never come. For many African Americans, the bloodshed, loss, and disappointment of war became just another chapter in the history of the civil rights movement. Lawrence Allen Eldridge explores this two-front war, showing how the African ... Read more
During the Vietnam War, young African Americans fought to protect the freedoms of Southeast Asians and died in disproportionate numbers compared to their white counterparts. Despite their sacrifices, black Americans were unable to secure equal rights at home, and because the importance of the war overshadowed the civil rights movement in the minds of politicians and the public, it seemed that further progress might never come. For many African Americans, the bloodshed, loss, and disappointment of war became just another chapter in the history of the civil rights movement. Lawrence Allen Eldridge explores this two-front war, showing how the African ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Univ of Missouri
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Missouri, United States
ISBN
9780826219398
SKU
V9780826219398
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About Lawrence Al Eldridge
Lawrence Allen Eldridge is a freelance writer and author of The Gospel Text of Epiphanius of Salamis. He lives near Atlanta.
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