Let Us Fight As Free Men - Black Soldiers and Civil Rights

Christine Knauer is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Eberhard Karls University Tubingen, Germany.

About the author

Christine Knauer is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Eberhard Karls University Tubingen, Germany.

Summary

Let Us Die as Free Men explores the African American fight for the desegregation of the American military between the Second World War and the Korean War. The book credits black soldiers and civilian efforts, more than Truman's executive order, for achieving integration in the context of the Cold War.

Product details

• Authors: Christine Knauer
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.04.2014
• EAN: 9780812245974
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4597-4
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Politics and Culture in Modern; Politics and Culture in Modern America; Politics and Culture in Modern America; Politics and Culture in Modern
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous