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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"African American Soldiers"”.
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Mentoring African American Soldiers: A Phenomenological Examination Linking Mentoring With Ignatian Values
… guide novices using experience and expertise. African American service members are at a significant disadvantage in advancing in rank compared to their Caucasian counterparts due to a lack of mentorship. African American soldiers earn promotions, yet their advancement rate is significantly …
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There Is No Dishonor in Desertion: Army Racial Intolerance and African-American Soldiers' Desertion
… focuses on a study concerning the desertion of African-American soldiers from the United States Army. The data were collected from the period covering the War of Independence to the mid-1960s of the Cold War. The study proposes that there are limits to which these soldiers cannot bear the burden …
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Crossing the 'Color Bar': African American Soldiers in Britain and Australia During the Second World War
<p>During the Second World War, African American soldiers were stationed all over the world as part of the American war effort. During these deployments, African Americans encountered a number of white societies, such as those in Britain and Australia, which they generally interacted with …
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Playing American: race and citizenship in American theatre and performance during the Great War, 1917-1919
… the intersection of race and citizenship in American theatre and performance during US active engagement in the Great War through focusing on performances by and about German immigrants and African American soldiers. Quickly after President Woodrow Wilson requested a declaration of war …
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The war within: The soldiers’ resistance movement during the Vietnam era
<p>The Soldiers’ Resistance Movement (SRM) during the Vietnam Era is arguably the most important social movement in the history of the American military. Responding to a highly unpopular war, the soldiers of Vietnam began to question their role in what many considered to be a conflict built on …
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“My Bruises Are Inward:” A Study of Mental Trauma in the American Civil War
<p>War is traumatic. Since the American Psychiatric Association first recognized post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 1980, living veterans of combat have been diagnosed at an alarmingly high rate. However, mental trauma related diagnoses have existed for centuries, including several that were …
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Archaeological and Historical Research to Establish the Jasper County, Missouri Civil War Museum and Park
… their bodies. Most of them were from the first African American regiment of the civil war. The following day Union troops retaliated by burning the town of Sherwood, Missouri and multiple homesteads in the area. These events caused an increase in the brutality of the civil war in Southwest …
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Higher Command: An Examination of African American Leadership in the Vietnam Era
<p>Since the founding of the United States, African Americans have sacrificed their lives to uphold the nation’s democratic ideals, all while being denied equal access to voting, education, employment, and housing rights at home. Military service appealed to many African Americans who hoped it …
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Soldiers and Civil Rights: The Impact of World War II on Jacksonville's African American Community, 1954-1960
This research explores the role of returning African American veterans in the Civil Rights Movement in Jacksonville from 1945-1960. Black World War II veterans not only faced the typical challenges of returning to civilian life, but took up the fight for equality as well. While this work …
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Deeds, Not Words: African American Officers of World War I in the Battle for Racial Equality
… Training Regiment, the first class of African Americans to receive officer training. In particular, this research examines the creation of the segregated Army officer training camp, these men's training and wartime experiences during World War I, and their post-war contributions …