A breath of freedom : the civil rights struggle, African American GIs, and Germany
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
A breath of freedom : the civil rights struggle, African American GIs, and Germany
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
- : [hbk.]
- : [pbk.]
Available at / 5 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-246) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This moving and beautifully illustrated book, developed from an award-winning research project, examines the experience of African-American GIs in Germany since 1945 and the unique insights they provide into the civil rights struggle at home and abroad.
Table of Contents
Closing Ranks: World War I and the Rise of Hitler
Fighting on Two Fronts: World War II and Civil Rights
'We Will Never Go Back to the Old Way Again': African American GIs and the Occupation of Germany
Setting the Stage for Brown: Desegregating the Army in Germany
Bringing Civil Rights to East and West: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Cold War Berlin
Revolutionary Alliances: The Rise of Black Power
Heroes of the Other America: East German Solidarity with the African American Freedom Struggle
A Call for Justice: The Racial Crisis in the Military and the GI Movement
by "Nielsen BookData"