Race and Service in the Pacific During World War II
Historian John Dower has noted that “apart from the genocide of the Jews, racism remains one of the great neglected
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Black Athletes and the Civil Rights Movement
Elgin Baylor would not shut up and dribble. Baylor, who grew up in segregated Washington, D.C., had grown tired of
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The Civil Rights Movement for Intellectual Change
More than half a century since the 1960s, scholars and citizens alike continue to grapple with how our country should
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Black Women in the Army during World War II
Sandra M. Bolzenius’s Glory in Their Spirit: How Four Black Women Took On the Army During World War II details
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‘African Americans and the Pacific War’: A New Book on Race and Nationality
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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