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Torchbearers of Democracy
Chad L. Williams
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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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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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