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We return fighting : World War I and the shaping of modern Black identity by Kinshasha Conwill; Lonnie G Bunch; Lisa M Budreau; Philippe Étienne; National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.) is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is We return fighting : World War I and the shaping of modern Black identity about?
"A richly illustrated commemoration of African Americans' roles in World War I highlighting how the wartime experience reshaped their lives and their communities after they returned home. This stunning book presents artifacts, medals, and photographs alongside powerful essays that together highlight the efforts of African Americans during World War I. As in many previous wars, black soldiers served the United States during the war, but they were assigned to segregated units and often relegated to labor and support duties rather than direct combat. Indeed this was the central paradox of the war: these men and women fought abroad to secure rights they did not yet have at home in the States. Black veterans' work during the conflict--and the respect they received from French allies but not their own US military--empowered them to return home and continue the fight for those rights. The book also presents the work of black citizens on the home front. Together their efforts laid the groundwork for later advances in the civil rights movement. We Return Fighting reminds readers not only of the central role of African American soldiers in the war that first made their country a world power.
Who reads We return fighting : World War I and the shaping of modern Black identity?
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kinshasha Conwill; Lonnie G Bunch; Lisa M Budreau; Philippe Étienne; National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Press; Smithsonian Books
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781588346728
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5 (110 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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