The Afro-American and the Second World War
By: Neil A. Wynn.
Edition: rev. ed.
Publisher: Holmes & Meier
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: Afro-Americans -- Civil rights.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Afro-Americans.; United States -- Armed Forces -- Afro-Americans.; United States -- Race relations.
Description: The definitive account of black Americans in World War II and its aftermath, The Afro-American and the Second World War has been expanded to include the wartime experience of black women, how demographic change reshaped the South, and other issues.

In addition to providing a close look at the African American experience in the armed forces, the author discusses the widespread wartime discrimination at glaring odds with American claims to social equality and democracy; the resulting "war on two fronts" in which black newspapers, literature, and songs reiterated the demand for equal citizenship rights; the psychological impact of the war; and the protest campaigns launched by blacks during these years.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-188) and index.

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