Format:
1 online resource (215 pages)
ISBN:
9781136174254
Series Statement:
Critical Moments in American History Ser.
Content:
On the eve of America's entry into World War II, African American leaders pushed for inclusion in the war effort and, after the war, they mounted a concerted effort to integrate the armed services. Harry S. Truman's decision to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, which resulted in the integration of the armed forces, was an important event in twentieth century American history. In Freedom to Serve, Jon E. Taylor gives an account of the presidential order as an event which forever changed the U.S. armed forces, and set a political precedent for the burgeoning civil rights movement. Including press releases, newspaper articles, presidential speeches, and biographical sidebars, Freedom to Serve introduces students to an under-examined event while illuminating the period in a new way. For additional documents, images, and resources please visit the Freedom to Serve companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/criticalmoments.
Content:
Cover -- Freedom to Serve -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Series Introduction -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations -- Timeline -- Introduction -- 1 Franklin Roosevelt, African Americans, and the Coming of World War II -- 2 Politics and the Quest for an Integrated Military, 1937-1945 -- 3 Harry Truman and Civil Rights, 1884-1945 -- 4 Post-War Utilization of the Military and the Creation of the President's Committee on Civil Rights, 1945-1947 -- 5 Integration of the Military, 1948-1953 -- 6 Historians Debate Truman's Civil Rights Record -- Documents -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415894494
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415894494
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1097813
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