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The Double V: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated Americaâs Military Hardcover - 2013
by James Jr., Rawn
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry Truman in 1948, desegregated all branches of the United States military by decree. It is often portrayed as a heroic and unexpected move by Truman, but in reality, it was the culmination of more than 150 years of legal, political, and moral struggle.
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- Title The Double V: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America’s Military
- Author James Jr., Rawn
- Binding Hardcover
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Bloomsbury Press
- Date 2013-01-22
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # 1608196089-3-30481750
- ISBN 9781608196081 / 1608196089
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 9.43 x 6.55 x 1.05 in (23.95 x 16.64 x 2.67 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Military
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects United States, Truman, Harry S. - Political and social views
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012030030
- Dewey Decimal Code 355.008
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- Booklist, 12/15/2012, Page 4
- Kirkus Reviews, 11/15/2012, Page 0
- Library Journal, 11/01/2012, Page 78
- Publishers Weekly, 11/19/2012, Page 48