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The interviews disclose the brutality of the unseen wars black servicemen fought when confronted with the official army policy of segregation and by attitudes in southern communities, as well as overseas. By turns shocking, nightmarish, despairing, bitterly ironic, and, in rare instances, full of laughter, the fifty-five oral histories in The Invisible Soldier add a significant chapter to black history. The interviews disclose the brutality of the unseen wars black servicemen fought when confronted with the official army policy of segregation and by attitudes in southern communities, as well as overseas.

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The cumulative effect of these interviews is staggering . . . A carefully edited, unique contribution to our understanding of the black experience in America.--The Library Journal A fascinating collection . . . The book will interest general readers besides taking its place as a valuable reference tool.--Publishers Weekly

A fascinating collection . . . The book will interest general readers besides taking its place as a valuable reference tool. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" The cumulative effect of these interviews is staggering . . . A carefully edited, unique contribution to our understanding of the black experience in America. -- ""The Library Journal""

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Mary Penick Motley was born and raised in Detroit and is contemporary of the men whose oral histories she recorded. Mrs. Motley attended the University of Michigan for two years until severe illness forced her withdrawal. She maintains an active interest in American history, music--particularly opera--and young people. Her Africa: Its Empires, Nations and People, a book for young adults, was published by Wayne State University Press in 1969.

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