{"product_id":"loyalty-in-time-of-trial-the-african-american-experience-during-world-war-i-paperback","title":"Loyalty in Time of Trial: The African American Experience During World War I - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNina Mjagkij\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJacqueline M. Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNina Mjagkij\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one of the few book-length treatments of the subject, Nina Mjagkij conveys the full range of the African American experience during the \"Great War.\" Prior to World War I, most African Americans did not challenge the racial status quo. But nearly 370,000 black soldiers served in the military during the war, and some 400,000 black civilians migrated from the rural South to the urban North for defense jobs. Following the war, emboldened by their military service and their support of the war on the home front, African Americans were determined to fight for equality. These two factors forced America to confront the impact of segregation and racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNina Mjagkij is professor of history at Ball State University. She serves as coeditor of Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield's African American History Series, as well as director of Ball State's African-American Studies Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53487069626675,"sku":"9780742570443","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/loyalty-in-time-of-trial-the-african-american-experience-during-world-war-i-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}