Black soldiers in Jim Crow Texas, 1899-1917
By: Garna L. Christian.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ;; no. 57
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: United States. Army -- Afro-American troops -- History -- 20th century; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 24th; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th; United States. Army. Cavalry, 9th; United States. Army. Cavalry, 10th; Race discrimination -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; Texas -- Race relations
Description: In Jim Crow Texas, black Regular Army units returning victoriously from Cuba and the Philippines collided head-on with local segregation and bigotry. As the soldiers' expectations of dignity and respect met with racial restrictions and indignities from civilian communities, a series of violent episodes erupted.

This little-known story, never before told in full, illuminates the collision of racial discrimination with racial pride and reveals once again the petty biases, institutionalized racism, and mutual suspicions that have divided American society. But it is also a story of lofty aspirations too long delayed, of the transformation of a downtrodden race into a self-confident people, and of the noble attempt, however dangerous its means, to realize full citizenship.

Black Soldiers in Jim Crow Texas traces the relationship of the four black military regiments - the 24th and 25th Infantries and the 9th and 10th Cavalries - with white civilian communities in the period between the Spanish-American War and World War I. Drawn from previously unexploited sources, it fills a void in the increasing body of research on the black military and illuminates the magnitude of racial intolerance in early twentieth-century America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-218) and index.