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by Gordon D. Pollock
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This book investigates the story of 600 Black men from across North America and the Caribbean, who, in 1917, went to war in a labour unit, No. 2 Construction Battalion. Regarded then by senior Command as morally infectious, a century later they have become central actors in a powerful cultural myth, celebrated in folk tales, poetry, drama and text.
Black Soldiers in a White Man's War examines critically that mythical narrative. Based on service records of the 600 volunteers and 35 courts-martial in the unit, it probes the lives of these soldiers, who laboured in the forests of France during 1917 and 1918.
Black Soldiers in a White Man's War will shock some, but, for the majority of readers, it will present a fresh, vibrant portrait of a group of young Black men, who at a time of international crisis volunteered to fight the King's enemies. It will also open readers to experiences these men faced as they returned to a post-war racist society.
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- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Publication Date:04/12/2018
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- ISBN:9781527522855
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Publication Date:04/12/2018
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- ISBN:9781527522855