From Triumph to Tragedy: African American Soldiers Fight For Citizenship and Manhood in the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War

Author

Le'Trice Danyell Donaldson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Date of Award

8-2006

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Major

History

Major Professor

George White, Jr.

Committee Members

Stephen V. Ash, Cynthia G. Fleming

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide a re-examination of the black soldier in the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War. Specifically, by adding a gender analysis, this study will demonstrate that black soldiers fought in the war for two principle reasons: first, it was a means of exercising their citizenship; and secondly, it was a means of demonstrating that they were real men. Reflecting on an era when proving one's manhood was a national obsession--this thesis provides a critical window through which we can reconstruct their motivations for fighting in America's first overseas war.

Recommended Citation

Donaldson, Le'Trice Danyell, "From Triumph to Tragedy: African American Soldiers Fight For Citizenship and Manhood in the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2006.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4468