Description: Further DetailsTitle: Torchbearers of DemocracyCondition: NewSubtitle: African American Soldiers in the World War I EraEAN: 9781469609850ISBN: 9781469609850Publisher: The University of North Carolina PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/30/2013Description: 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 156mmItem Weight: 456gAuthor: Chad L. WilliamsGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Military History, HistoryBook Series: John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and CultureRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Torchbearers of Democracy
Title: Torchbearers of Democracy
Subtitle: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era
EAN: 9781469609850
ISBN: 9781469609850
Release Date: 08/30/2013
Release Year: 2013
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: History
Number of Pages: 472 Pages
Publication Name: Torchbearers of Democracy : African American Soldiers in the World War I Era
Language: English
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2013
Subject: United States / 20th Century, Discrimination & Race Relations, Civil Rights, Military / World War I, Civics & Citizenship, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Military
Features: New Edition
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author: Chad L. Williams
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
