We Return Fighting

World War I and the Shaping of Modern Black Identity

Nat'l Mus Afr Am Hist Culture, Kinshasha Holman Conwill, John H. Morrow Jr. , Krewasky A. Salter

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Smithsonian Books
05 November 2019

Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; First World War

A richly illustrated commemoration of African Americans' roles in World War I highlighting how the wartime experience reshaped their lives and their communities after they returned home.

A richly illustrated commemoration of African Americans' roles in World War I highlighting how the wartime experience reshaped their lives and their communities after they returned home.

This stunning book presents artifacts, medals, and photographs alongside powerful essays that together highlight the efforts of African Americans during World War I. As in many previous wars, black soldiers served the United States during the war, but they were assigned to segregated units and often relegated to labor and support duties rather than direct combat. Indeed this was the central paradox of the war- these men and women fought abroad to secure rights they did not yet have at home in the States. Black veterans' work during the conflict--and the respect they received from French allies but not their own US military--empowered them to return home and continue the fight for those rights. The book also presents the work of black citizens on the home front. Together their efforts laid the groundwork for later advances in the civil rights movement.

We Return Fighting reminds readers not only of the central role of African American soldiers in the war that first made their country a world power. It also reveals the way the conflict shaped African American identity and lent fuel to their longstanding efforts to demand full civil rights and to stake their place in the country's cultural and political landscape.

By: Nat'l Mus Afr Am Hist Culture
Introduction by: Lonnie G. Bunch III
Contributions by: John H. Morrow Jr., Krewasky A. Salter
Edited by: Kinshasha Holman Conwill
Imprint: Smithsonian Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 259mm, Width: 208mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 788g
ISBN: 9781588346728
ISBN 10: 1588346722
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 05 November 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE's mission is to provide for the collection, study, and establishment of programs and exhibitions relating to African American life, art, history, and culture. Contributors to this volume include Lonnie G. Bunch III, Lisa Budreau, Brittney Cooper, John Morrow, Krewasky Salter, Chad Williams, Jay Winter, and Joseph Zimet.

Reviews for We Return Fighting: World War I and the Shaping of Modern Black Identity

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Starred Review. “Using photographs, images of objects, and medals, the National Museum of African American History and Culture has created a rich compilation of visual sources to present an extremely important segment of American history that needs to be preserved. An essential purchase.” –Susan Catlett, Green Run High School, VA