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OverviewThe first in-depth study of racial integration at West Point after the Civil War Race, Politics, and Reconstruction tells the story of racial integration at the United States Military Academy after the Civil War and spotlights the social environment and cultural currents that led to its failure. The first attempt to racially integrate West Point proved not simply a lost opportunity but an opportunity squandered with shocking degrees of forethought and deliberation. By investigating West Point’s experience with race from varied and nuanced perspectives, including those of the first Black cadets, the US Army officer corps, white cadets, the Academy’s faculty and staff, and the Black and white American publics, the contributors to this volume cast both the promise and the failure of integration at West Point as an illuminating microcosm of Reconstruction itself. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rory McGovern , Ronald G. MachoianPublisher: University of Virginia Press Imprint: University of Virginia Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm ISBN: 9780813951904ISBN 10: 0813951909 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 24 September 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRory McGovern is Associate Professor of History at the United States Military Academy. Ronald G. Machoian is Associate Dean in the International Division at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |