The Right to Fight: A History of African Americans in the Military
Gerald Astor
Although African Americans have always fought and died in defense of their country, even before there was a United States of America, it has always been an uphill struggle for them to partake of this fundamental obligation of citizenship. Despite hundreds of years of evidence to the contrary. European Americans, both well meaning and hostile, have persisted in questioning the ability of African Americans to fight in mortal combat for their country. So widespread and deep seated were these prejudices that supposedly scientific studies were used to try to keep African Americans from flying combat aircraft in World War II.
Even
today, with the armed forces fully integrated and following the
ascension of Colin Powell to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
highest uniformed post in America's military, race still matters. Yet,
as shown in The Right to Fight, the valorous service of African
Americans in defense of their country is all the more remarkable given
the nature of the society they have defended.
Even
today, with the armed forces fully integrated and following the
ascension of Colin Powell to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
highest uniformed post in America's military, race still matters. Yet,
as shown in The Right to Fight, the valorous service of African
Americans in defense of their country is all the more remarkable given
the nature of the society they have defended.
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Tahun:
1998
Penerbit:
Presidio Press
Bahasa:
english
Halaman:
529
ISBN 10:
0891416323
ISBN 13:
9780891416326
File:
PDF, 49.33 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1998
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