He, Too, Spoke for Democracy: Judge Hastie, World War II, and the Black Soldier

He, Too, Spoke for Democracy: Judge Hastie, World War II, and the Black Soldier
ISBN-10
0313261156
ISBN-13
9780313261152
Category
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General
Pages
154
Language
English
Published
1988
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Author
Phillip McGuire

Description


McGuire's study fills a major gap in social histories of the Second World War by placing Hastie's role in proper historical perspective. He demonstrates that, although he is largely ignored in the published literature, Hastie did more to effect changes in the placement, training, and promotion of black soldiers than any other single individual in the history of the American armed forces prior to World War II. Throughout, McGuire makes liberal use of primary source materials and comments from soldiers and other key figures to reinforce his argument.

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