Chronicles of a Two-Front War: Civil Rights and Vietnam October 1, 2011 )
byLawrence
During the Vietnam War, young African Americans fought to
protect the freedoms of Southeast Asians and died in disproportionate numbers
compared to their white counterparts. Despite their sacrifices, black Americans
were unable to secure equal rights at home, and because the importance of the
war overshadowed the civil rights movement in the minds of politicians and the
public, it seemed that further progress might never come. For many African
Americans, the bloodshed, loss, and disappointment of war became just another
chapter in the history of the civil rights movement. Lawrence Allen Eldridge
explores this two-front war, showing how the African American press grappled
with the Vietnam War and its impact on the struggle for civil rights.
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L to R: Robert Rawson, Sydney E. Allen, Jr., and Lawrence A. Eldridge
Above: Larry, in 1969, with Philippine Union College student 'activists'. This was extent of peace demonstrations on campus.
Below: Professor Eldridge with three of his graduate religion students in the late 1960's at Philippine Union College; L to R: Herbert C. Sormin, Pak Hai-chong, and Joselito Coo
L to R: Robert Rawson, Sydney E. Allen, Jr., and Lawrence A. Eldridge
Below: Professor Eldridge with three of his graduate religion students in the late 1960's at Philippine Union College; L to R: Herbert C. Sormin, Pak Hai-chong, and Joselito Coo
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