Search Results: Glory In Their Spirit by Sandra M Bolzenius

University of Illinois Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University of Illinois Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Univ of Illinois Pr, 2018. Paperback. New. 248 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Before Rosa Parks and the March on Washington, four African American women risked their careers and freedom to defy the United States Army over segregation. Women Army Corps (WAC) privates Mary Green, Anna Morrison, Johnnie Murphy, and Alice Young enlisted to serve their country, improve their lives, and claim the privileges of citizenship long denied them. Promised a chance at training and skilled positions, they saw white WACs assigned to those better jobs and found themselves relegated to work as orderlies. In 1945, their strike alongside fifty other WACs captured the nation's attention and ignited passionate debates on racism, women in the military, and patriotism. Glory in Their Spirit presents the powerful story of their persistence and the public uproar that ensued. Newspapers chose sides. Civil rights activists coalesced to wield a new power. The military, meanwhile, found itself increasingly unable to justify its policies. In the end, Green, Morrison, Murphy,… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Illinois Press, 2018-04-15. Hardcover. New. 2.5980 in x 23.1824 in x 15.7880 in.