"Smoked Yankees" and the struggle for empire
letters from Negro soldiers, 1898-1902
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Author
Publication
1971 - University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
82,000 words, Guess
Page Count
328 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL4768835M
- ISBN-100252001613
- OCLC Control Number159972
- OCLC Control Numbersmokedyankeesstr0000gate
- Library of Congress Control Number78146006
and 2 more
- Goodreads4956492
- LibraryThing3437744
Classifications
- DDC973.8/98
- LCCE185.63 .G38
Description
"Called upon for the first time to render military service outside the States, Negro soldiers (called Smoked Yankees by the Spaniards) were eager to improve their status at home by fighting for the white man in the Spanish-American War. Their story is told through countless letters sent to black U.S. newspapers that lacked resources to field their own reporters. The collection constitutes a remarkably complete and otherwise undisclosed account of the black man's role in -- and attitude toward -- America's struggle for empire."--From the rear cover.
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