Segregated Soldiers: Military Training at Historically Black Colleges in the Jim Crow South

Name: Segregated Soldiers: Military Training at Historically Black Colleges in the Jim Crow South
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ISBN: 9780807151761

ISBN-10: 0807151769

ISBN-13: 9780807151761

Edition: 2013

Authors: Marcus S. Cox, Russel Honore

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In Segregated Soldiers, Marcus S. Cox investigates military training programs at historically black colleges and universities and demonstrates their importance to the struggle for civil rights. Examining African Americans attitudes toward service in the armed forces, Cox focuses on the ways in which black higher education and Reserve Officer Training Corps programs worked together to advance full citizenship rights for African Americans. Educators at black colleges supported military training as early as the late nineteenth century in hopes of improving the social, economic, and political state of black citizens. Their attitudes reflected the long-held belief of many African Americans who…

Book details

List price: $42.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 280
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction


Men of Color to Arms: Military Training and Service at Black Colleges in the Late Nineteenth Century


We Are All Louisianians and by That Sign All Americans: Negro Defense Training, Leadership, and War Activities at Southern University during World War II


Soldiering for Uncle Sam: Military Training at Southern University during the Cold War, 1946-1960


What the People Think: African American Attitudes toward Military Training and Service, 1950-1960


Our Uniform Hasn't Lost Its Prestige with Our People: Military Training and Service on the Bluff, 1960-1967


Keep Our Black Warriors Out of the Draft: The Antiwar Movement at Southern University, 1968-1973


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index