The Black officer corps [electronic resource] : a history of Black military advancement from integration through Vietnam / by Isaac Hampton II.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hampton, Isaac
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, c2012.
Subjects:
African American soldiers > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
United States > Armed Forces > African American officers > History > 20th century.
United States > Armed Forces > African American troops > History.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2012 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
The Black Officer Corps: A History of Black Military Advancement From Integration Through Vietnam
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The origins of the Negro military officer
  • Black ideological influences of the 1960s, civil rights, Black power, and military service
  • Historically Black colleges and the reserve
  • Officer training corps (ROTC)
  • Inequities in the officer promotion system
  • The Butler report
  • Analysis and interpretation of the Butler report
  • Racial tension
  • Addressing racial tension and the role of the Defense Race Relations Institute (DRRI)
  • Anatomy of the African American enlisted soldier
  • The role and significance of African American officers wives
  • Epilogue.