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Racial Beachhead - Diversity and Democracy in a Military Town (Hardcover)
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Racial Beachhead - Diversity and Democracy in a Military Town (Hardcover)
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In 1917, Fort Ord was established in the tiny subdivision of
Seaside, California. Over the course of the 20th century, it held
great national and military importance--a major launching point for
World War II operations, the first base in the military to undergo
complete integration, the West Coast's most important training base
for draftees in the Vietnam War, a site of important civil rights
movements--until its closure in the 1990s. Alongside it, the city
of Seaside took form. "Racial Beachhead" offers the story of this
city, shaped over the decades by military policies of racial
integration in the context of the ideals of the American civil
rights movement.
Middle class blacks, together with other military families--black,
white, Hispanic, and Asian--created a local politics of inclusion
that continues to serve as a reminder that integration can work to
change ideas about race. Though Seaside's relationship with the
military makes it unique, at the same time the story of Seaside is
part and parcel of the story of 20th century American town life.
Its story contributes to the growing history of cities of
color--those minority-majority places that are increasingly the
face of urban America.
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