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Half American by
The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, written by civil rights expert and Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont. Over one million Black men and women served in World War II. Black troops were at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Bulge, serving in segregated units and performing unheralded but vital support jobs, only to be denied housing and educational opportunities on their return home. Without their crucial contributions to the war effort, the United States could not have won the war. And yet the stories of these Black veterans have long been ignored.
Call Number: D810.B53 D45 2022
A New Deal for All? by Call Number: F189.B19 N476 2013
The African American Experience During World War II by Call Number: D810.N4 W89 2010
To Ask for an Equal Chance by Call Number: E185.6 .G79 2009
Websites
- The Harlem Renaissance: What Was It, and Why Does It Matter?
From Humanities Texas, February 2015 - A New African American Identity: The Harlem Renaissance
From National Museum of African American History and Culture - Why African-American Soldiers Saw World War II as a Two-Front Battle
Smithsonian, August 24, 2017
Databases
- Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window
Articles and scholarly essays, historical newspaper articles, primary sources, and timelines you can use for African American topics.
- U.S. History This link opens in a new window
Articles, essays, and primary sources on the history of the United States. - ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Articles on any subject. This is a good place to start.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Background information on all topics to start your research.
Online From CCBC Libraries
- The African American Experience During World War II by Publication Date: 2010
Harlem RenaissancePublication Date: 2000
Primary Sources
- New Deal and World War II (1933 - 1945)
from Proquest