Rich Man's War, Poor Man's FightJeanette Keith

Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight

Name: Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight
ISBN: 9780807855621

Jeanette Keith · 2003

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During World War I, thousands of rural southern men, black and white, refused to serve in the military. Some failed to register with the draft, while others deserted after being inducted. Jeanette Keith traces southern draft resistance to several sources.

First sentence: April 6, 1917. It was past midnight when Claude Kitchin of North Carolina rose to speak to the House of Representatives.