We return fighting : World War I and the shaping of modern Black identity

We return fighting : World War I and the shaping of modern Black identity /

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"A richly illustrated commemoration of African Americans' roles in World War I highlighting how the wartime experience reshaped their lives and their communities after they returned home"--

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Conwill, Kinshasha (Editor), Bunch, Lonnie G., III (author of introduction.), Budreau, Lisa M. (Lisa Mary), 1957-, Étienne, Philippe, 1955-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2019]
Subjects:	World War (1914-1918) World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, African American. World War, 1914-1918 > African Americans. African American soldiers > History > 20th century. African Americans > History > 1877-1964. World War, 1914-1918 > Influence. African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century. African Americans > Race identity. African American soldiers. African Americans. African Americans > Civil rights. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Military participation > African American. Black soldiers > United States > History > 20th century. Black people > United States > History > 1877-1964. Black people > United States > Civil rights > History > 20th century. Black people > United States > Race identity. United States. History.

Table of Contents:

A global war
From civil war to world war : African American soldiers and the roots of the civil rights movement
At home and abroad : during and after the war
Epilogue: On the horizon : toward civil rights.