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Booknotes+ : Matthew Delmont, "Half American"
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65 minutes
Released:
Sep 3, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
The title of Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont's latest book is "Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad." Prof. Delmont, our guest this week, writes in his introduction that: "Nearly everything about the war – the start and end dates, geography, vital military roles, home front, and international implications – looks different form the African American perspective." He points out that ultimately, over one million Black men and women served in World War II.
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Released:
Sep 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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