If we must die : African American voices on war and peace
"If We Must Die is a narrative and compilation of commentaries by African American leaders, intellectuals, and average citizens on wars fought by the United States. The book uses the rich material of political and social commentary as it seeks to articulate the concerns, mood, and memory of African Americans in the context of global political realities." "Organized chronologically, by America's major wars, If We Must Die offers an impressively wide array of viewpoints from such diverse figures as Molly Pitcher, Phyllis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, Paul Robeson, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and more." "Each section begins with an introduction that describes the war, its causes, the African American condition during the war, and the context for the African American response. The commentaries included in this book are based on their significance to each war, the era, and which best represented a particular point of view."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2008
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc., Lanham, ©2008
History
x, 373 pages ; 24 cm
9780742541139, 9780742541146, 0742541134, 0742541142
182552860
Introduction
Revolutionary War : my liberation, your freedom
War of 1812 : from the plantation to the battle field
Civil War : one shot away from emancipation
Spanish-American and Philippines-American Wars : is this a white man's war?
World War I : the strange fruit of war
World War II : fighting for "Our America"
Korean War : coming in from the cold
Vietnam War : red, white, black and blue
Persian Gulf War : civil rights, human wrongs
Iraq War : patriot games