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Pledging Allegiance: American Identity and the Bond Drive of World War II

by Samuel Lawrence · 1997

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The first book to explore the role of the World War II bond drive in shaping America's identity as a unified but pluralistic society, Pledging Allegiance documents how African Americans, Euro-Americans, and labor union members bought bonds as an expression of not only national loyalty but also racial, ethnic, and class pride.

Subject
businessbusinessMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 249 pages

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