{"product_id":"the-unknown-soldiers-african-american-troops-in-world-war-i-paperback","title":"The Unknown Soldiers: African-American Troops in World War I - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur E. Barbeau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFlorette Henri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBernard C. Nalty\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring World War I 370,000 African Americans labored, fought, and died to make the world safe for a democracy that refused them equal citizenship at home. The irony was made more bitter as black troops struggled with the racist policies of the American military itself. The overwhelming majority were assigned to labor companies; those selected for combat were under-trained, poorly equipped, ad commanded by white officers who insisted on black inferiority. Still, African Americans performed admirably under fire: the 369th Infantry regiment was in continuous combat loner than any other American unit, and was the first Allied regiment to cross the Rhine in the offensive against Germany.\u003ci\u003eThe Unknown Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, the only full-scale examination of the subject, chronicles the rigid segregation; the limited opportunities for advancement; the inadequate training, food, medical attention, housing, and clothing; the verbal harassment and physical abuse, including lynchings; the ingratitude, unemployment, and unprecedented racial violence that greeted their return. \u003ci\u003eThe Unknown Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable, searing study of those wartime experiences that forced African Americans to realize that equality and justice could never be earned in Jim Crow America, but only wrested from its strangling grip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring World War I 370,000 African Americans labored, fought, and died to make the world safe a democracy that refused them equal citizenship at home. The irony was made more bitter as black troops struggled with the racist policies of the American military itself. The overwhelming majority were assigned to labor companies; those selected for combat were undertrained, poorly equipped, and commanded by white officers who insisted on black inferiority. Still, African Americans performed admirably under fire: the 369th Infantry regiment was in continuous combat longer than any other American unit, and was the first Allied regiment to cross the Rhine in the offensive against Germany. The Unknown Soldiers, the only full-scale examination of the subject chronicles the rigid segregation; the limited opportunities for advancement, the inadequate food, medical attention, housing, and clothing, the verbal harrassment and physical abuse, including lynchings; the ingratitude, unemployment, and unprecedented racial violence that greeted their return. The Unknown Soldiers is an unforgettable, searing study of those wartime experiences that forced African Americans to realize that equality and justice could never be earned in Jim Crow America, but only wrested from its strangling grip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur E. Barbeau\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history and anthropology at West Liberty State College. \u003cb\u003eFlorette Henri\u003c\/b\u003e's books include \u003ci\u003eThe Unknown Soldiers, Black America 1900-1920\u003c\/i\u003e and, for young adults, \u003ci\u003eBitter Victory: Black Soldiers in World War I.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45379340206182,"sku":"9780306806940","price":29.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bytLRTBRL0J3d1BORGtkbVB3ZzU3dz09.webp?v=1775037153","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-unknown-soldiers-african-american-troops-in-world-war-i-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}