Coming from Battle to Face a War: The Lynching of Black Soldiers in the World War I Era

• Other Authors: Mikkelsen, Vincent (authoraut)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: History
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-2443

As Emmett J. Scott and W.E.B. Du Bois put aside their personal and political differences and advocated a call to arms to their black constituents, the United States quarreled with the question of how a militarily trained "negro" would shape and change the established view of white superiority. As violence swept across the United States many cities witnessed race riots and at the local level many African-Americans faced the terror of the noose as lynching prevailed as the common form of "justice." Among those lynched were African-American soldiers. Even while still wearing their uniforms these soldiers were victims of shootings, beatings, and even burned alive. This study will investigate the return of the African-American soldier; the violence unleashed on African-American soldiers; and finally, the emergence of a new mentality within the black community. === A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of History in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. === Summer Semester, 2007. === April 23, 2007. === African American, Lynching, World War I === Includes bibliographical references. === Maxine D. Jones, Professor Directing Dissertation; Maxine L. Montgomery, Outside Committee Member; Matt Childs, Committee Member; James P. Jones, Committee Member; Joe M. Richardson, Committee Member.