Fog of War

By Kevin M. Kruse (editor), Stephen Tuck (editor),

Book cover of Fog of War: The Second World War and the Civil Rights Movement

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This collection is a timely reconsideration of the intersection between two of the dominant events of twentieth-century American history, the upheaval wrought by the Second World War and the social revolution brought about by the African American struggle for equality. Scholars from a wide range of fields explore the impact…

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Was World War 2 simply a prelude to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s?

The eleven authors of the essays in this collection examine the wartime struggle for civil rights from various angles, and like many historical questions, the answers they provide are complicated. While wartime rhetoric, federal actions, and military service all helped advance the black freedom movement—which had been underway for decades—those same forces also motivated opponents of black equality to resist racial change. 

From Charles' list on U.S. home front during World War II.

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