Glory in their spirit : how four black women took on the Army during World War II
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Published
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2018].
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
355.348 BOLZE
1 available
355.348 BOLZE
1 available
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Published
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxii, 208 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In 1945, four African American female privates who were members of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) participated in a strike at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and opted to take a court martial rather than accept discriminatory work assignments. As the army prepared for the court-martial and civil rights activists investigated the circumstances, competing commentaries in African American and mainstream newspapers ignited a passionate public response across the country. Indeed, the insurrection, now little remembered, became the most publicized and recorded protest of Black WACs during World War II as story of how four African American women pushed the army's segregation system to its breaking point. Drawing on relevant scholarship, archival work, newspaper responses to the strike, and interviews with the strikers or their families, Sandra Bolzenius shows how the strike at Ft. Devens demonstrates that army regulations prioritized white men, segregated African Americans, highlighted white women's femininity, and overlooked the presence of African American women. In drawing attention to these issues, this book is able to shed light on the experiences and agency of World War II Black WACs who resisted racial discrimination and asserted their entitlements as female military personnel, analyze military policies and their effects on Army personnel, particularly Black WACs, and investigate the Army's determination to maintain the existing social order through the strict segmentation of its troops based on race, gender, and rank."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century.
Fort Devens (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century.
Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Strikes and lockouts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Trials (Military offenses) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Army. -- Women's Army Corps -- History.
Women soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
Fort Devens (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century.
Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Strikes and lockouts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Trials (Military offenses) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Army. -- Women's Army Corps -- History.
Women soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bolzenius, S. M. (2018). Glory in their spirit: how four black women took on the Army during World War II . University of Illinois Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bolzenius, Sandra M., 1959-. 2018. Glory in Their Spirit: How Four Black Women Took On the Army During World War II. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bolzenius, Sandra M., 1959-. Glory in Their Spirit: How Four Black Women Took On the Army During World War II Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2018.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Bolzenius, S. M. (2018). Glory in their spirit: how four black women took on the army during world war II. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bolzenius, Sandra M. Glory in Their Spirit: How Four Black Women Took On the Army During World War II University of Illinois Press, 2018.
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