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Segregated soldiers

Cox, Marcus S., 1965-

Segregated soldiers military training at historically Black colleges in the Jim Crow South / [electronic resource] : Marcus S. Cox ; with a foreword by Lieutenant General Russel L. Honor. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (xx, 232 pages :) illustrations ;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-219) and index.

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.

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Segregation in higher education--History.--Southern States
African Americans--Education (Higher)--History.
African American universities and colleges--History.--Southern States
African American soldiers--History.--Southern States
African American soldiers--Training of.--Southern States
Military education--History.--Southern States


United States--Race relations--History.
United States--Armed Forces--African Americans--History.


Electronic books.

U409.S9 / A53 2013

355.0071/175