Description: Integrating social history and civil rights movement studies, Fighting for Hope examines the ways in which political meaning and identity were reflected in the aspirations of these black GIs and their role in transforming the face of America.
Brief description: Robert F. Jefferson is an associate professor of history and director of the African American Studies Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Review Quotes: An important and timely book, especially given the recent historic changes in the American political scene.
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