Roi Ottley's World War II: The Lost Diary of an African American Journalist

by Ottley, Roi; Huddle, Mark A.

• ISBN13: 9780700617692
• ISBN10: 0700617698
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-12
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas

Summary

The memoir of Roi Ottley, an African American soldier in World War II.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction: Roi Ottley's War: Black Internationalism and the Long Freedom Struggle	p. 1
A Note on Transcriptions, Annotations, and Selected Journalism	p. 33
The Diary
Notes, Observations and Memoranda Concerning Travels in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England, France, Belgium, Italy and North Africa, by Roi Ottley, PM-Liberty War Correspondent, Period: June to December 1944	p. 35
Selected Journalism, 1942-1946
ôA White Folks' War?ö	p. 141
ôRoi Ottley Sees Negro Troops in Action in Normandy,ö	p. 147
ôProgressive Trend Seen in British Colonial Policy,ö	p. 149
ôCripps Gives Official View on India Issue,ö	p. 152
ôBelgium to Rule Congo without Major Changes,ö	p. 155
ôDixie Invades Britain,ö	p. 158
ôFamed French Writer Took Nazis for a Ride,ö	p. 164
ôFrance Plans Sweeping Reforms for Colonies,ö	p. 166
ôFrench System of Justice Works Despite Confusion,ö	p. 170
ôThere's No Race Problem in the Foxholes,ö	p. 172
ôFacists Used Jim Crow against Allies,ö	p. 176
ôEyewitness Report on Reign of Terror in Greece: Men and Women Anti-Fascists Jailed, Tortured by the Thousands,ö	p. 179
ôNuernberg Trials Mold Pattern of 'Collective Guilt' Principle,ö	p. 182
Bibliography	p. 185
Archival Sources	p. 185
Works Cited	p. 185
Index	p. 189
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