I’ve always been nervous about the way that Walter comes across. I don’t want him to seem passive or weak by accepting the restrictions that the Army has put on him about showing race. So it’s nice to have an […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember Walter’s muted reaction to seeing the black soldiers back on page 329? This is why. Also, in case you haven’t heard the term before, “passing” refers to a person of one race passing for another. Light-skinned blacks have sometimes […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We briefly met Privates Rawls, Cummins, and Beauchamp back on page 329, and it’s about time we got to know them a bit better. Today in the US, we honor Martin Luther King Jr., one of greatest figures in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…