Half American is American history as you’ve likely never heard it before. In these chapters are stories of Black heroes such as Thurgood Marshall, the chief lawyer for the NAACP, who investigated and publicized violence against Black troops and veterans Benjamin O. And yet the stories of these Black veterans have long been ignored, cast aside in favor of the myth of the “Good War” fought by the “Greatest Generation.” Without their crucial contributions to the war effort, the United States could not have won the war. Black troops were at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Bulge, serving in segregated units and performing unheralded but vital support jobs, only to be denied housing and educational opportunities on their return home. Over one million Black men and women served in World War II. Half American belongs firmly within the canon of indispensable World War II books.”-Clint Smith, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America Delmont’s book is filled with compelling narratives that outline with nuance, rigor, and complexity how Black Americans fought for this country abroad while simultaneously fighting for their rights here in the United States. The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, written by civil rights expert and Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont

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