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Now in Paperback Some 6,500 black women volunteered to serve in the segregrated U.S. military during World War II. Data to tell the story of these women came from many sources, including archival records, manuscripts, documents, contemporary newspaper accounts and interviews, statements, and the personal files of those who served. With photographs, illustrations, tables, and a bibliography.

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Valuable appendixes.... * American Historical Review *
...the most comprehensive survey to date.... Racism and sexism are twin themes of this book. All levels. * CHOICE *

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Part 1 Preface Chapter 2 Blacks at Women's Army Corps Training Centers Chapter 3 Recruitment Chapter 4 Segregation Chapter 5 Black Units and Field Assignments Chapter 6 Notes and Reflections Chapter 7 Epilogue

When the Nation was in Need Blacks in the Womens

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    A Paperback by Martha S. Putney

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      Publisher: Scarecrow Press
      Publication Date: 1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780810840171, 978-0810840171
      ISBN10: 0810840170

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Now in Paperback Some 6,500 black women volunteered to serve in the segregrated U.S. military during World War II. Data to tell the story of these women came from many sources, including archival records, manuscripts, documents, contemporary newspaper accounts and interviews, statements, and the personal files of those who served. With photographs, illustrations, tables, and a bibliography.

      Trade Review
      Valuable appendixes.... * American Historical Review *
      ...the most comprehensive survey to date.... Racism and sexism are twin themes of this book. All levels. * CHOICE *

      Table of Contents
      Part 1 Preface Chapter 2 Blacks at Women's Army Corps Training Centers Chapter 3 Recruitment Chapter 4 Segregation Chapter 5 Black Units and Field Assignments Chapter 6 Notes and Reflections Chapter 7 Epilogue

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