Title: Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight
First published: November 1, 2003
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.
Subjects: History, World War, 1914-1918, Protest movements, Dissenters, Farmers, Race relations, Social classes, Draft resisters, Social conditions, Rural conditions, Political activity, Peace movements, Social classes, united states, Southern states, race relations, Southern states, social conditions, Southern states, rural conditions
Places: Southern States
Time periods: 20th century, 1865-1945
LC classification: D639.P77 K45 2004