Home front battles : World War II mobilization and race in the deep South /

'Home Front Battles' examines the many effects of World War II economic and military mobilization on the deep South. It also underscores one of the primary home front battles, which began with the passage of the Selective Training and Service Act in 1940 and the creation of the Fair Employ...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Bolton, Charles C.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
'Home Front Battles' examines the many effects of World War II economic and military mobilization on the deep South. It also underscores one of the primary home front battles, which began with the passage of the Selective Training and Service Act in 1940 and the creation of the Fair Employment Practices Committee in 1941, banning discriminatory military training and employment practices and making it clear that the federal government would be promoting the ideal of nondiscrimination as part of its wartime mobilization efforts. In the Deep South, where race relations were already tense, these directives and southern tradition clashed.
Umfang:
1 online resource (373 pages) : illustrations, maps
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780197655641
0197655645
9780197655627
0197655629
Schlagworte:
World War, 1939-1945 > Southern States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Southern States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects > Southern States.
African Americans > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Rural-urban migration > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Manpower > Southern States.
History.
History of the Americas.
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