05742cam a2200757 i 4500 ocm18411824 OCoLC 20240606081135.0 ta 880810t19891989ksua b 001 0beng 88026122 GB8911511 bnb 0700603816 (alk. paper) 9780700603817 (alk. paper) 0700609636 AU@ 000005962633 DEBBG BV002030453 GBVCP 018781985 GEBAY 1231074 NZ1 3553587 (OCoLC)18411824 (OCoLC)18416155 (OCoLC)228291188 (OCoLC)805995506 (OCoLC)813623989 (OCoLC)1054013275 (OCoLC)1056798418 (OCoLC)1065419052 (OCoLC)1078802917 (OCoLC)1081045917 (OCoLC)1086751430 (OCoLC)1088315267 (OCoLC)1089012866 (OCoLC)1089976910 (OCoLC)1090472642 (OCoLC)1096522286 (OCoLC)1099315553 (OCoLC)1099995903 (OCoLC)1101012225 DLC eng rda DLC UKM OKS BTCTA BAKER YDXCP OCLCG IGP NIALS GEBAY GBVCP OCLCF OCLCO OCL DEBBG OCLCO VGM OCLCO OCLCA ELW OCLCO OCL OCLCQ OCLCO KZG OCLCA FDA OCLCO OCLCQ EUQ CBA OCLCO TYC OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO EUM OCLCO U3G OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCA OCL OCLCO OCLCA OCLCQ OCLCO IL4J6 OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO ZKK FMU OCLCO OCLCL n-us--- U53.D38 F62 Fletcher, Marvin, author. America's first Black general : Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., 1880-1970 / Marvin E. Fletcher ; with a foreword by Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [1989] �1989 xix, 226 pages : portraits ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Modern war studies Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-218) and index. The early years: 1880-1898 -- A career begins: 1898-1901 -- Triumphs and tragedies: 1901-1920 -- A holding pattern: 1920-1940 -- World War II -- Inspector general: 1941-1942 -- World War II -- New directions: 1943-1944 -- World War II -- The ETO: 1944-1945 -- A career closes: 1946-1970 -- Conclusion. "Throughout an illustrious career that spanned the half-century from the Spanish-American War through World War II, Benjamin O. Davis proved that determination and diplomacy could overcome the barriers raised by racial bigotry. Today there are as many as 10,000 black officers in the army. In Davis's day there weren't more than two or three. As Marvin Fletcher's admiring but balanced portrait shows, this enormous change owes not a little to the persistent efforts and quiet dignity of Benjamin O. Davis. Davis helped 'lay the foundation for the integration of the armed forces, the first major break in the wall of segregated America.' Born into the black middle class of Washington, D.C., Davis maintained a lifelong love for the military, despite the debilitating effects of the army's segregation policies. Such policies repeatedly denied Davis promotions and meant " safe assignments"--Liberia, Tuskegee Institute, Wilberforce University--designed to keep him from commanding white troops. It took thirty years from his enlistment until his promotion to colonel, and another decade before he became America's first black general. Promoted to brigadier general at the start of World War II, Davis headed a special section that monitored black military units at home and overseas, investigated an increasing number of racial disturbances, and bolstered the black soldier's morale. He was largely responsible for persuading the Army to try a limited form of integration. The success of that effort led to a federal mandate for the integration of the entire American armed forces."-- Provided by publisher. Davis, Benjamin O., 1880-1970. Davis, Benjamin O., 1880-1970. fast (OCoLC)fst00234306 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJg8KqfYrpm7DFt334VwG3 Davis, Benjamin O. 1880-1970 gnd Davis, Benjamin O., 1880-1970. nli Davis, Benjamin O. swd United States. Army Biography. United States. Army African American troops. United States. Army. United States. Army. fast (OCoLC)fst00533532 United States. Army Biography. nli United States. Army African American troops. nli African American generals Biography. Generals United States Biography. African American generals. fast (OCoLC)fst00799182 Generals. fast (OCoLC)fst00939841 Armed Forces African American troops. fast (OCoLC)fst01351728 General gnd African American generals Biography. nli Generals United States Biography. nli United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq USA gnd United States. Army. Black officers, history - Biographies has work: America's first black general (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG3FHQVKVH3hFPTgB6Jpbm https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Online version: Fletcher, Marvin. America's first Black general. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, �1989 (OCoLC)755177568 Modern war studies. Table of contents http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780700609635.pdf lcc BK 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 918 OTHER HOLDINGS 517 517 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-06-06 0 U53.D38 F62 2024-0626 2024-06-06 08:12:25 2024-06-06 BK