Gerald F. Goodwin
Historian and author of Race in the Crucible of War: African American Servicemen and the War in Vietnam (U Massachusetts Press, 2023), who researches African American military experiences and conducted oral-history interviews for this book.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 53min
Gerald F. Goodwin, "Race in the Crucible of War: African American Servicemen and the War in Vietnam" (U Massachusetts Press, 2023)
Gerald F. Goodwin, historian and author who documents Black servicemen in Vietnam through oral histories. He explores how racial conflict followed soldiers into war. He discusses research methods, veterans' perspectives on Vietnamese civilians, motivations to serve, and the difficult realities returning home.
