Taps for a Jim Crow army letters from black soldiers in World War II /
Phillip McGuire, editor ; with forewords by Benjamin Quarles and Bernard Nalty.
- Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, (c)1993.
- 1 online resource.
Originally published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio, 1983.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Chapter 1: Uncle Sam's Boys -- Chapter 2: The dilemma of the black officer -- Chapter 3: Laborers in uniform -- Chapter 4: Illusions of democracy -- Chapter 5: Biased white officers -- Chapter 6: Appeals to the White House -- Chapter 7: Cruel and usual punishment -- Chapter 8: Northern racism -- Chapter 9: The dreaded South -- Chapter 10: Working with pain -- Chapter 11: Jim Crow goes abroad.
WORLD WAR, 1939-1945--PARTICIPATION, AFRICAN AMERICAN--SOURCES, RACISM--US--HISTORY--20TH CENTURY--SOURCES.
9780813148991
United States. Army --African American troops--History--Sources.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American--Sources. Racism--History--United States--20th century--Sources. African American soldiers--Correspondence.