The Double V: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1608196089 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ahhhh to have another president like Truman EWebb This book shows us two things:The unbelievably bad treatment of African-American veterans upon their return from World War II. It is unfathomable today that veterans would be abused solely because of their color disregarding the heroism that they showed for our country. However, this was happening in the US only a few generations ago.Many in the military fought for its desegregation after the war and Truman (despite his southern upbringing) believed to be the right thing to do. As a veteran himself he empathized with those who had a tough time upon th. Great Historical Chronology Mr. James has done a fine job of creating an historical chronology of the events affecting the desegregation of the nation. His presentation was concise without the use of expansive background, making it easy to follow and a n easy read.For anyone with out knowledge of the historical facts presented by Mr. James this is a great history lesson. The parallels made between the changes in the military and other segments of society are well balanced and factual.This writing is aboiut real life in North America - the United States of America.This book shoul. "How It Took Two World Wars to Finally Integrate the U.S. Armed Forces" according to Mike B. A letter from President Truman to a friend of his in Kansas City (page 219 my book)“The main difficulty with the South is that they are living eighty years behind the times and the sooner they come out of it the better it will be for the country and themselvesI am asking for equality of opportunity for all human beings and, as long as I stay here, I am going to continue that fightWhen a Mayor and a City Marshall can take a negro Sergeant off a bus in South Carolina, beat him up and put out one of his eyes, and nothing is done about it by the Sta
From Booklist In 1948, President Truman issued an executive order desegregating the armed forces, an initiative that was virulently attacked by segregationists but praised as an act of moral courage and statesmanship by leftists, liberals, and even some conservatives. This is both an informative and an engrossing chronicle of an essential struggle. James tracks the process from the Revolutionary War to Truman’s order and beyond. Rather, it was the culmination of two centuries of struggle and halting progress by African Americans and sympathetic whites to ensure that soldiers and sailors of color were afforded the respect and decent treatment they deserved. --Jay Freeman . But Truman’s action, while admirable, did not come out of the blue.
. A graduate of Yale University and Duke University School of Law, Rawn James, Jr., has practiced law for a decade in Washington, D.C., where he lives with his wife and their children
The fight for a desegregated military was truly a long war--decades of protest and labor highlighted by bravery on the fields of France, in the skies over Germany, and in the face of deep-seated racism on military bases at home. Taking the reader from Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama, The Double V illuminates the African American military tradition and its vital place in American history.. Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry Truman on July 26, 1948, desegregated all branches of the United States military by decree. Today, the military is one of the most truly diverse institutions in America.In The Double V, Rawn James, Jrly reveals how the campaign for equality in the military gave impetus to the fight for equality in civilian society. Truman's historic order is often portrayed as a heroic and unexpected move--but in reality, it was the culmination of more than 150 years of legal, political, and moral struggle.Beginning with the Revolutionary War, African Americans had used military service to do their patriotic duty and to advance the cause of equal rights