The double V : how wars, protest, and Harry Truman desegregated America's military / Rawn James.

Traces the legal, political, and moral campaign for equality that led to Harry Truman's 1948 desegregation of the U.S. military, documenting the contributions of black troops since the Revolutionary War and their efforts to counter racism on the fields and on military bases.

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Main Author: James, Rawn, Jr
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2013.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
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Physical Description:viii, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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