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The struggle for civil rights by african americans who served in vietnam is well researched by james westheider, lecturer in africanamerican studies at northern kentucky university. African americans and the vietnam war by westheider, james e abebooks. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. He has written many books about different subjects such as history and political relations. Westheider persuasively argues that black soldiers were the key factor in bringing about a more egalitarian military. Apr 01, 1994 most research on vietnam is whitewashed and almost exclusively ignores or overlooks the experiences african american history and the vietnam war are two significant areas of american historical discourse and research, but few scholars have brought the two together in the same way westheider has.
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