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If We Must Die
Karin L. . Ed(S): Stanford
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Description for If We Must Die
Hardback. Reflects the range of thought by African Americans on the major wars fought by the United States. This book includes African American perspectives on 10 wars, from the Revolutionary War to the War in Iraq. Editor(s): Stanford, Karin L. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; JFFE; JFSL3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
If We Must Die is a narrative and compilation of commentaries by African American leaders, intellectuals, and average citizens on wars fought by the United States. The book uses the rich material of political and social commentary as it seeks to articulate the concerns, mood, and memory of African Americans in the context of global political realities. Organized chronologically, by America's major wars, If We Must Die offers an impressively wide array of viewpoints from such diverse figures as Molly Pitcher, Phyllis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, Paul Robeson, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr., ... Read more
If We Must Die is a narrative and compilation of commentaries by African American leaders, intellectuals, and average citizens on wars fought by the United States. The book uses the rich material of political and social commentary as it seeks to articulate the concerns, mood, and memory of African Americans in the context of global political realities. Organized chronologically, by America's major wars, If We Must Die offers an impressively wide array of viewpoints from such diverse figures as Molly Pitcher, Phyllis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, Paul Robeson, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr., ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742541139
SKU
V9780742541139
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About Karin L. . Ed(S): Stanford
Karin L. Stanford is associate professor of pan African studies and African American politics at California State University, Northridge.
Reviews for If We Must Die
This book . . . highlights a profound historical contradiction: for although African Americans' sacrifices have earned them the right to claim the full measure of freedom at home, their pursuit of freedom has been complicated by domestic race politics, even as black soldiers were, and are, fighting and dying on the battlefield.
Ronald Waters, Distinguished Leadership Scholar and ... Read more
Ronald Waters, Distinguished Leadership Scholar and ... Read more