Black Africans in World War II: The Soldiers' Stories
This article discusses the often forgotten contributions of black African infantry to the French and British war efforts from Europe to Asia during the Second World War. It traces the relationship between black African soldiers and their imperial rulers as it evolved over the course of two global co...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The New York Times Current History of the European War. - THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, 1820. - 632(2010) vom: Nov., Seite 12-25 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2010
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The New York Times Current History of the European War |
| Schlagworte: | Political science Applied sciences Behavioral sciences History |
| Zusammenfassung: | This article discusses the often forgotten contributions of black African infantry to the French and British war efforts from Europe to Asia during the Second World War. It traces the relationship between black African soldiers and their imperial rulers as it evolved over the course of two global conflicts from 1914 to 1945. The article points out how racist preconceptions about the "inferior" abilities and intelligence of Africans paralleled white Americans' prejudices against African-Americans and how the British and French attempted to systematically omit, diminish, or discredit the achievements of African soldiers. |
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| ISSN: | 27682692 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/27895945 |