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The war within a war the Black struggle in Vietnam and at home

"DR. ELBERT NELSON: A Black doctor who came to Vietnam after watching TV footage of the Watts racial riot in Los Angeles, but soon found himself in the midst of Black Soldier protests; FRED CHERRY: Air Force pilot who became the first Black military officer captured by the North Vietnamese, becoming...

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Main Author: Haygood, Wil (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2026.
Edition:First hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Participation, African American.
African American soldiers > Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Doc Nelson Lands in the War Zone
  • Refuge in Soul Alley
  • Ia Drang is More than Unforgiving
  • In the Dark Green Jungle, A Star is Born
  • The Piano Player Caught in A Racial Quagmire
  • Wallace Terry's Special Saigon Assignment
  • The Gambler, the Segregationist, and the Withering of a Dream
  • A Murdered Minister, and a Prison Revolt
  • Dorothy Harris Would Like Another Coca-Cola, Please
  • Fred Cherry Parachutes Into Hell
  • Some Badass Marines Are Humping the Hills Around Danang
  • A Dancing Motown Comes to See the Blood on the Wall
  • Requiem for Art Gregg
  • Mr. Jellybean, in Twilight
  • A Mirage and an Endgame
  • Some Are Asking : Who the Hell is Maude deVictor?
  • Flashback : 105 Degrees and Rising
  • The Long Way Home from a Long War.

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