Roi Ottley's World War II
Subtitle: the lost diary of an African American journalist
By: edited with an introduction by Mark A. Huddle
Contributors: Huddle, Mark A.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780700617692
Subjects: African American journalists; Journalists; Diaries; Social aspects; Civil rights; War correspondents; American Personal narratives; World War, 1939-1945; African Americans; History
Other titles: Roi Ottley's World War 2; Roi Ottley's World War Two
Description: The memoir of Roi Ottley, an African American soldier in World War II.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Roi Ottley?s War : Black internationalism and the long freedom struggle; title: The diary. Notes, observations, and memoranda concerning travels in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England, France, Belgium, Italy, and North Africa / by Roi Ottley, PM-Liberty war correspondent : period: June to December 1944; title: Selected journalism, 1942-1946. "A white folks' war?" ; "Roi Ottley sees Negro troops in action in Normandy" ; "Progressive trend seen in British colonial policy" ; "Cripps gives official view on India issue" ; "Belgium to rule Congo without major changes" ; "Dixie invades Britain" ; "Famed French writer took Nazis for a ride" ; "France plans sweeping reforms for colonies" ; "French system of justice works despite confusion" ; "There's no race problem in the foxholes" ; "Facists used Jim Crow against Allies" ; "Eyewitness report on reign of terror in Greece : men and women anti-fascists jailed, tortured by the thousands" ; "Nuernberg Trials mold pattern of "collective guilt" principle.