<I>The Negro in the Armed Forces: His Value and Status – Past, Present, and Potential</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1945
name: label: Written by
content: Seymour J. Schoenfeld, American
label: Published by
content: The Associated Publishers, Inc., American, 1921 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: This book belonged to General Colin Powell. It was written in 1945 by Lt. Cmdr. Seymour Schoenfeld, a white officer in the U.S. Navy, and provides a brief history of African Americans in the American military. In the book, Schoenfeld also advocates for full integration of the U.S. military, three years before the passage of Executive Order 9981 officially mandated desegregation.
label: Description
content: A hardback edition of The Negro in the Armed Forces: His Value and Status – Past, Present, and Potential, owned by General Colin L. Powell. This small, square book, written in 1945 by Lieutenant Commander Seymour J. Schoenfeld, gives insight into the African American experience serving in the United States military. The book is constructed of a hard and fibrous covering and features large dark blue text on the front and spine which read, respectively, “THE NEGRO / In the / ARMED FORCES / SEYMOUR J. SHOENFELD” AND “THE NEGRO IN THE ARMED FORCES—SCHOENFELD”. The interior of the book features fibrous paper numbered to seventy-eight (78) and includes four back blank pages. There are no markings on the reverse of the back cover.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1945-1953
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.40
objectType: label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on wove paper and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 6 1/4 × 9 × 1/2 in. (15.8 × 22.8 × 1.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 6 1/4 × 4 13/16 × 1/2 in. (15.8 × 12.3 × 1.2 cm)