Captain Blackman
| Year for Search |
1973
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| Annotation |
Most of the novel is concerned with the experiences of African Americans in the U. S. military, specifically in Vietnam. It ends, though with two brief scenes, the first of depicting white officers planning to eliminate African Americans from the military. The second depicts the failure of the plan because African Americans have slowly established themselves in Africa, where they were free from surveillance and have gradually taken control of U. S. nuclear weapons and their delivery systems. The first scene is intended to be the culmination of the dystopian experience of African Americans in the military; the second is intended to be the first step to a better society. |
| Published Date |
1973 |
| Publisher |
Doubleday
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| Place Published |
Garden City, NY
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| Full Text |
1972 Williams, John A[lfred] (1925-2015). Captain Blackman. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. Rpt. with an “Introduction” by Alexs Pate (i-ix). Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 2000. PSt Most of the novel is concerned with the experiences of African Americans in the U. S. military, specifically in Vietnam. It ends, though with two brief scenes, the first of depicting white officers planning to eliminate African Americans from the military. The second depicts the failure of the plan because African Americans have slowly established themselves in Africa, where they were free from surveillance and have gradually taken control of U. S. nuclear weapons and their delivery systems. The first scene is intended to be the culmination of the dystopian experience of African Americans in the military; the second is intended to be the first step to a better society. African American author. |
| Additional Publishers |
Rpt. with an “Introduction” by Alexs Pate (i-ix). Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 2000 |
| Author Note |
African American author (1925-2015) |
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