Segregated Soldiers: Military Training at Historically Black Colleges in the Jim Crow South

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SEGREGATED SOLDIERS This page intentionally left blank SEGREGATED SOLDIERS MILITARY TRAINING AT H ISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH MARCUS S. COX with a foreword by lieutenant general russel l. honoré louisiana state university press baton rouge Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2013 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing Designer: Barbara Neely Bourgoyne Typefaces: Din Schrift and Gotham, display; Whitman, text Printer and binder: McNaughton & Gunn, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cox, Marcus S., 1965– Segregated soldiers : military training at historically Black colleges in the Jim Crow South / Marcus S. Cox ; with a foreword by Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8071-5176-1 (cloth : alk. paper)—isbn 978-0-8071-5177-8 (pdf)—isbn 9780 -8071-5178-5 (epub)—isbn 978-0-8071-5179-2 (mobi) 1. Military education—Southern States—History. 2. African American soldiers—Southern States—Training of. 3. African American soldiers—Southern States—History. 4. African American universities and colleges—Southern States—History. 5. African Americans—Education (Higher)— History. 6. Segregation in higher education—Southern States—History. 7. United States— Armed Forces—African Americans—History. 8. United States—Race relations—History. I. Title. II. Title: Military training at historically Black colleges in the Jim Crow South. U409.S9A53 2001 355.0071'175—dc23 2012042804 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ∞ For my Nana and Grandpa, Annie Mae and Matthew W. Trahan. I continue to stand on your shoulders. This page intentionally left blank ...