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Nina Mjagkij - Loyalty in Time of Trial: The African American Experience During World War I (The African American History Series) (The African American Experience Series) - 9780742570443 - V9780742570443
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Loyalty in Time of Trial: The African American Experience During World War I (The African American History Series) (The African American Experience Series)

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Description for Loyalty in Time of Trial: The African American Experience During World War I (The African American History Series) (The African American Experience Series) paperback. Nearly 370,000 black soldiers served in the military during World War I, and some 400,000 black civilians migrated from the rural South to the urban North for defense jobs. 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." Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
RLPG/Galleys United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
The African American History Series
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742570443
SKU
V9780742570443
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About Nina Mjagkij
Nina Mjagkij is professor of history at Ball State University. She serves as coeditor of Rowman & Littlefield’s African American History Series, as well as director of Ball State's African-American Studies Program.

Reviews for Loyalty in Time of Trial: The African American Experience During World War I (The African American History Series) (The African American Experience Series)
Add this title to the expanding number of books now studying the African American experience in World War I, in which almost 370,000 African Americans served in combat.
Library Journal
African Americans have served in virtually every US war from the Revolution to the present. But their loyalty has not always been appreciated or rewarded. This was never ... Read more

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