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ReviewsThe cumulative effect of these interviews is staggering . . . A carefully edited, unique contribution to our understanding of the black experience in America., A fascinating collection . . . The book will interest general readers besides taking its place as a valuable reference tool.
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SynopsisBy turns shocking, nightmarish, despairing, bitterly ironic, and, in rare instances, full of laughter, the fifty-five oral histories in The Invisible Soldier add a significant chapter to American history. The interviews disclose the brutality of the unseen wars Black servicemen fought when confronted with the official Army policy of segregation and by attitudes in southern communities, as well as overseas., By turns shocking, nightmarish, despairing, bitterly ironic, and, in rare instances, full of laughter, the fifty-five oral histories in The Invisible Soldier add a significant chapter to black history. The interviews disclose the brutality of the unseen wars black servicemen fought when confronted with the official army policy of segregation and by attitudes in southern communities, as well as overseas., The interviews disclose the brutality of the unseen wars black servicemen fought when confronted with the official army policy of segregation and by attitudes in southern communities, as well as overseas.