Black Soldiers: Global Conflict During Jim Crow – w/ Adriane Lentz-Smith
Teaching Hard History
English - December 14, 2021 22:54 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 258 ratingsCourses Education History american ela english hasan history jeffries race splc war arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
U.S. involvement in world wars and the domestic Black freedom struggle shaped one another. By emphasizing the diverse stories of servicemen and women, historian Adriane Lentz-Smith situates Black soldiers as agents of American empire who were simultaneously building their own institutions at home. While white elected officials worked to systemically embed segregation into government, African Americans attempted to bolster their citizenship and freedom rights through soldiering.
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