Rich man's war, poor man's fight
Subtitle: race, class, and power in the rural South during the first world war
By: Jeanette Keith.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Protest movements -- Southern States; World War, 1914-1918 -- Draft resisters -- Southern States; Social classes -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century; Farmers -- Southern States -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century; Dissenters -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century; Southern States -- Race relations; Southern States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1945; Southern States -- Rural conditions
Description: During World War I, thousands of rural southern men, black and white, refused to serve in the military. Some failed to register with the draft, while others deserted after being inducted. Jeanette Keith traces southern draft resistance to several sources.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-250) and index.