Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Mikkelsen, Vincent P
Author's Email Address	vpm7371@fsu.edu
URN	etd-07022007-213311
Title	Coming from Battle to Face a War: The Lynching of Black Soldiers in the World War I Era
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	History, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Dr. Maxine D. Jones Committee Chair Dr. James P. Jones Committee Member Dr. Joe M. Richardson Committee Member Dr. Matt Childs Committee Member Dr. Maxine L. Montgomery Committee Member
Keywords	African American Lynching World War I
Date of Defense	2007-04-24
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract As Emmett J. Scott and W.E.B. Du Bois put aside their personal and political differences and advocated a call to arms to their black constituents, the United States quarreled with the question of how a militarily trained “negro” would shape and change the established view of white superiority. As violence swept across the United States many cities witnessed race riots and at the local level many African-Americans faced the terror of the noose as lynching prevailed as the common form of “justice.” Among those lynched were African-American soldiers. Even while still wearing their uniforms these soldiers were victims of shootings, beatings, and even burned alive. This study will investigate the return of the African-American soldier; the violence unleashed on African-American soldiers; and finally, the emergence of a new mentality within the black community.
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