He, Too, Spoke for Democracy: Judge Hastie, World War II, and the Black Soldier (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies) [Hardcover]

Phillip McGuire (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 11, 1988 | ISBN-10: 0313261156 | ISBN-13: 978-0313261152

McGuire's study fills a major gap in social histories of the Second World War by placing Hastie's role in proper historical perspective. He demonstrates that, although he is largely ignored in the published literature, Hastie did more to effect changes in the placement, training, and promotion of black soldiers than any other single individual in the history of the American armed forces prior to World War II. Throughout, McGuire makes liberal use of primary source materials and comments from soldiers and other key figures to reinforce his argument.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A detailed and valuable account of Judge Hastie's role as a civilian aide in the War Department during the first two years of WW II. It reveals graphically the realities of the racially segregated US army. Hastie's efforts to bring about change, the determination of the Army leadership to remain segregated, and its duplicity and blatant institutional racism in doing so. Hastie resigned in frustration, but his work started the moves toward the abolition of military segregation culminating with President Truman's order in 1950. McGuire studied this episode in Judge Hastie's brilliant career for yeas and now presents these scholarly pieces in a single volume. Heavily documented, clearly written.”–Choice

About the Author

PHILLIP McGUIRE is Associate Professor of U.S. History at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 171 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (March 11, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313261156
• ISBN-13: 978-0313261152
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,550,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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