Howard University in the World Wars
Despite African Americans' lack of political, social, and economic equality in the United States, Howard University's students played important roles in both world wars. Howard supported its men and women in serving their nation, starting an army training program during World War I and pushing for an officer training school for African Americans. The university also established a Reserve Officer Training program in the interwar years, making it the first HBCU to do so. Many famous Tuskegee Airmen of World War II received training at Howard. Historian Lopez D. Matthews showcases their wartime experiences through a collection of letters from Howard students and alumni.
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Despite African Americans' lack of political, social, and economic equality in the United States, the students of Howard University answered the call to service in both world wars. Howard supported its men and women in the quest to serve their nation. The university started an army training program during the First World War, and Howard faculty, staff, and students pushed the War Department to begin an officer training school for African Americans. The university organized a Reserve Officer Training program in the interwar years, the first at an HBCU. Many of the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II were trained first at Howard. Based on a collection of letters sent by Howard students and alumni to the university, historian and archivist Lopez D. Matthews illuminates their wartime experiences.
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Subject: History
Brand: The History Press
Publisher Date: 08/06/2018
Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.46
UPC: 9781467138673
Pages: 208
