Author: Cox, Marcus S 1965-
Publication year: c2013.
Language: English
Call Number U409.S9 C69 2013
Media class: Book
Publisher: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press
ISBN: 9780807151761 0807151769
Extent: xx, 232 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Description: Men of color to arms : military training and service at black colleges in the late nineteenth century -- We are all Louisianians and by that sign all Americans : Negro defense training, leadership, and war activities at Southern University during World War II -- Soldiering for Uncle Sam : military training at Southern University during the Cold War, 1946-1960 -- What the people think : African American attitudes toward military training and service, 1950-1960 -- Our uniform hasn't lost its prestige with our people : military training and service on the bluff, 1960-1967 -- Keep our black warriors out of the draft : the antiwar movement at Southern University, 1968-1973.