Torchbearers of Democracy
African American Soldiers in the World War I Era
By Chad L. Williams
472 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 18 halftones, notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-0985-0
Published: August 2013 -
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-0-8078-9935-9
Published: September 2010 -
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-8125-0
Published: September 2010
John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture
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Awards & distinctions
2011 Liberty Legacy Foundation Award, Organization of American Historians
A 2011 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
2011 Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award
About the Author
Chad L. Williams is associate professor of African and Afro-American studies at Brandeis University.
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Reviews
"A clear, unvarnished look at America in World War I. . . . Concise, descriptive and easy to read. . . . A very necessary and valuable book." —TOCWOC
"A far-ranging and detailed analysis." —St. Mihiel Trip-Wire
"Torchbearers of Democracy reclaims the legacy of black soldiers and establishes the World War I era as a defining moment in the history of African Americans and peoples of African descent more broadly. . . . This book is an important addition to a W.W.I library." —The Lone Star Book Review
"Us[es] a diverse range of sources. . . . Reclaims the legacy of black soldiers and establishes the World War I era as a defining moment in the history of African Americans and peoples of African descent more broadly. . . . An important addition to a WWI library."—Lone Star Book Review
"Indispensable. . . . Bits and pieces of this story may be found in a variety of other histories, but none to date have put the entire story together with the comprehensiveness, care, research, and insight of this hefty work. Highly recommended."—Choice
"Torchbearers of Democracy is not a story with heroes and villains, only victims. And Williams tells the story with the exquisite skill of a scholarly storyteller."—Virginia Libraries
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Listen to Williams's interview with New Books in Military History.