We return fighting: World War I and the shaping of modern Black identity

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Budreau, Lisa M. 1957-
Bunch, Lonnie G., III
Conwill, Kinshasha
Étienne, Philippe, 1955-

Budreau, Lisa M.1957-
Bunch, Lonnie G.,IIIwriter of introduction.|Writer of introduction
Conwill, Kinshashaeditor.|Editor
Étienne, Philippe,1955-
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)

Richard B. Harrison Community

Adult Non-Fiction - Does Not Circulate

Richard B Harrison - Adult Non-Fiction - Does Not Circulate

"A richly illustrated commemoration of African Americans' roles in World War I highlighting how the wartime experience reshaped their lives and their communities after they returned home. This stunning book presents artifacts, medals, and photographs alongside powerful essays that together highlight the efforts of African Americans during World War I. As in many previous wars, black soldiers served the United States during the war, but they were assigned to segregated units and often relegated to labor and support duties rather than direct combat. Indeed this was the central paradox of the war: these men and women fought abroad to secure rights they did not yet have at home in the States. Black veterans' work during the conflict--and the respect they received from French allies but not their own US military--empowered them to return home and continue the fight for those rights. The book also presents the work of black citizens on the home front. Together their efforts laid the groundwork for later advances in the civil rights movement. We Return Fighting reminds readers not only of the central role of African American soldiers in the war that first made their country a world power. It also reveals the way the conflict shaped African American identity and lent fuel to their longstanding efforts to demand full civil rights and to stake their place in the country's cultural and political landscape."--

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9781588346728

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Non Fiction

Non Fiction

940.37 HOLMA

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Wake County Public Libraries

Richard B. Harrison Community

9781588346728

2019

Smithsonian Books

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ART -- Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions -- General
African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century
African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964
African Americans -- Race identity
Black people -- Race identity -- United States
HISTORY -- African American
HISTORY -- Military -- World War I
History
Military participation -- African American
Pictorial works
United States
World War, 1914-1918 -- African Americans
World War, 1914-1918 -- African Americans -- Pictorial works
World War, 1914-1918 -- Influence
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African American
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African American -- Pictorial works

We return fighting : World War I and the shaping of modern Black identity

We return fighting : World War I and the shaping of modern Black identity / edited by Kinshasha Holman Conwill ; foreword by Philippe Étienne ; introduction and epilogue by Lonnie G. Bunch III ; contributions by Lisa M. Budreau [and six others]

We return fighting

World War I and the shaping of modern Black identity

ART
African American
African American soldiers
African Americans
Black people
Civil rights
Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions
General
HISTORY
History
Influence
Military
Military participation
Participation, African American
Race identity
World War I
World War, 1914-1918