Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World WarHomewood Press, 1919 - 511 pages "A complete account from official sources of the participation of African Americans in World War I including their involvement in war work organizations like the Red Cross, YMCA, and the war camp community service. The text includes an official summary of the treaty of peace and League of Nations covenant. With the entry of the United States into the Great War in 1917, African Americans were eager to show their patriotism in hopes of being recognized as full citizens. However, they were barred from the Marines, the Aviation unit of the Army, and served only in menial roles in the Navy. Despite their poor treatment, African-American soldiers provided much support overseas to the European Allies as well as at home" -- Bookseller's description. |
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... Negro Educational Institutions Furnish Personnel - Seven Hundred Colored Officers Commissioned at Fort Des Moines . CHAPTER VIII . - TREATMENT OF NEGRO SOLDIERS IN CAMP .... Men from the South Sent to Northern Camps to Face a Hard ...
... Negro Educational Institutions Furnish Personnel - Seven Hundred Colored Officers Commissioned at Fort Des Moines . CHAPTER VIII . - TREATMENT OF NEGRO SOLDIERS IN CAMP .... Men from the South Sent to Northern Camps to Face a Hard ...
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... Negro Troops to Go into Action in France . CHAPTER XV .- " THE EIGHTH ILLINOIS " . Story of the 370th U. S. Infantry - Another Negro National Guard Regi- ment that Won Distinction on the Battlefield - Chicago's Colored Fighters- Called " ...
... Negro Troops to Go into Action in France . CHAPTER XV .- " THE EIGHTH ILLINOIS " . Story of the 370th U. S. Infantry - Another Negro National Guard Regi- ment that Won Distinction on the Battlefield - Chicago's Colored Fighters- Called " ...
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... Army of Colored Stevedores in France - Their Important and Efficient Work - Essential to the Combatant Army in the Trenches - Their Loyalty and Cheerfulness - Important Lessons Learned in the War - The Labor Battalions - Well - Earned ...
... Army of Colored Stevedores in France - Their Important and Efficient Work - Essential to the Combatant Army in the Trenches - Their Loyalty and Cheerfulness - Important Lessons Learned in the War - The Labor Battalions - Well - Earned ...
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... soldiers . It is because of the immensely valuable contribution made by ... colored Americans , men and women , has joined me in this effort adequately ... colored soldiers acquitted themselves in camps and upon the battlefields of France ...
... soldiers . It is because of the immensely valuable contribution made by ... colored Americans , men and women , has joined me in this effort adequately ... colored soldiers acquitted themselves in camps and upon the battlefields of France ...
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... soldiers who served their country so gallantly during the recent war . The ... colored officers . I am also especially indebted to CAPTAIN JOHN H. PATTON ... colored soldiers in the various camps and cantonments throughout America as well ...
... soldiers who served their country so gallantly during the recent war . The ... colored officers . I am also especially indebted to CAPTAIN JOHN H. PATTON ... colored soldiers in the various camps and cantonments throughout America as well ...
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