His most recent book is Divisions: A New History of Racism and Resistance in America's World War II Military (Oxford, 2021). Guglielmo is Associate Professor of American Studies at George Washington University. from Brown University.ĭelmont will be in conversation with Thomas A. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Delmont earned his B.A from Harvard University and his M.A. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, the Washington Post, NPR, and several academic journals. A Guggenheim Fellow and expert on African American history and the history of civil rights, he is the author of four books: Black Quotidian, Why Busing Failed, Making Roots, and The Nicest Kids in Town. Matthew Delmont is the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History at Dartmouth College. In a time when the questions World War II raised regarding race and democracy in America remain troublingly relevant and still unanswered, this meticulously researched retelling makes for urgently necessary reading.
And yet the stories of these Black veterans have long been ignored, cast aside in favor of the myth of the “Good War” fought by the “Greatest Generation.” Half American is American history as you’ve likely never read it before. Their bravery and patriotism in the face of unfathomable racism is both inspiring and galvanizing. Over one million Black men and women served in World War II. Without their crucial contributions to the war effort, the United States could not have won the war.
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