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Chad L. Williams - Torchbearers of Democracy - 9781469609850 - V9781469609850
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Torchbearers of Democracy

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Description for Torchbearers of Democracy Paperback. Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBWN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.
On April 2, 1917, Woodrow Wilson thrust the United States into World War I by declaring, ""The world must be made safe for democracy."" For the 380,000 African American soldiers who fought and labored in the global conflict, these words carried life or death meaning. Relating stories bridging the war and postwar years, spanning the streets of Chicago and the streets of Harlem, from the battlefields of the American South to the battlefields of the Western Front, Chad L. Williams reveals the central role of African American soldiers in World War I and how they, along with race activists and ordinary citizens alike, committed to fighting for democracy at home and beyond. Using a diverse range of sources, Williams connects the history of African American soldiers and veterans to issues such as the obligations of citizenship, combat and labor, diaspora and internationalism, homecoming and racial violence, ""New Negro"" militancy, and African American historical memories of the war. Democracy may have been distant from the everyday lives of African Americans at the dawn of the war, but it nevertheless remained a powerful ideal that sparked the hopes of black people throughout the country for societal change. Torchbearers of Democracy reclaims the legacy of black soldiers and establishes the World War I era as a defining moment in the history of African Americans and peoples of African descent more broadly. |Williams reveals the central role of African American soldiers in World War I and how they, along with race activists and ordinary citizens alike, committed to fighting for democracy at home and beyond. Using a diverse range of sources, Williams connects the history of African American soldiers and veterans to issues such as the obligations of citizenship, combat and labor, diaspora and internationalism, homecoming and racial violence, ""New Negro"" militancy, and African American historical memories of the war.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Series
The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469609850
SKU
V9781469609850
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About Chad L. Williams
Chad L. Williams is associate professor of history at Hamilton College.

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