Black Soldiers in Jim Crow Texas, 1899-1917 (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University) by Garna L. Christian - 1995-05-01

College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1995. Hardcover. xvi, 223p., very good hardcover in dust jacket.

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bright, clean, tight & crisp copy. Unread.

First edition, so stated, in the publisher's original red cloth with black spine lettering, octavo, pp. xvi, 223. Black and white illustrations.

The Texas A & M University Press, College Station.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. 0890966370 . 1st Edition. Book is a hardcover. Book and dustjacket are in Fine condition. In Jim Crow Texas when black soldiers return from war they are met with harsh segregation. Published by Texas A&M University Press. 223 pages. ; Standard Book Size; 223 pages .

College Station, TX, U.S.A.: Texas A & M University Press, 1995 A very clean and tight copy. No underlining or highlighting.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine.

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1995. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. AS NEW IN DJ.

Hardback. New. In Jim Crow Texas, black Regular Army units returning victoriously from Cuba and the Philippines collided head-on with local segregation and bigotry. As the soldiers' expectations of dignity and respect met with racial restrictions and indignities from civilian communities, a series of violent episodes erupted. Although confrontations also occurred elsewhere, the most notorious were in Texas, beginning with an 1899 clash between white lawmen in Texarkana and black soldiers riding a troop train west after returning from Cuba. The first truly violent episode came in 1906, when troops were accused of attacking Brownsville after civilian provocations. In 1917 a full-scale battle in Houston resulted in fifteen dead and twenty-one injured. Between 1899 and 1917, a series of other face-offs--some involving the complex relationships of blacks with local Hispanic populations--occurred when black soldiers stood up for their rights or their lives in San Antonio, Laredo, El Paso, Rio Grande… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Texas A&M University Press, 1995. Hardcover. New. 223 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.

Texas A&M University Press, 1995-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!