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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... ment that Won Distinction on the Battlefield - Chicago's Colored Fighters- Called " Black Devils " by the Germans and " Partridges " by the French Because of Their Proud Bearing - First American Troops to March into the Fortified City ...
... ment that Won Distinction on the Battlefield - Chicago's Colored Fighters- Called " Black Devils " by the Germans and " Partridges " by the French Because of Their Proud Bearing - First American Troops to March into the Fortified City ...
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... ment , which opened the country to destructive German propaganda and the rise of the anarchy known as Bolshevism . The moral and material grievances of the United States against Germany culminated in a series of revelations showing the ...
... ment , which opened the country to destructive German propaganda and the rise of the anarchy known as Bolshevism . The moral and material grievances of the United States against Germany culminated in a series of revelations showing the ...
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... ment's desire to secure the unqualified support of all classes of American citizens , and evidently for the special purpose of reassur- ing Negroes throughout the country that the Government in general , and the War Department in ...
... ment's desire to secure the unqualified support of all classes of American citizens , and evidently for the special purpose of reassur- ing Negroes throughout the country that the Government in general , and the War Department in ...
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... ment of the white South with reference to this appointment is best conveyed by the following typical editorial expression which appeared in the Mobile News Item , a white newspaper published in the heart of the South : " The appointment ...
... ment of the white South with reference to this appointment is best conveyed by the following typical editorial expression which appeared in the Mobile News Item , a white newspaper published in the heart of the South : " The appointment ...
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... ment hereon . 111 K By Command of Brigadier - General Johnson : LOUIS B. GEROM , Capt . , Field Artillery , N. A. , Asst . to the Adjutant . 3rd Ind . Hq . 367th Inf . , Camp Upton , N. Y. , 19th March 1918. - To Comdg . Gen ' , Camp ...
... ment hereon . 111 K By Command of Brigadier - General Johnson : LOUIS B. GEROM , Capt . , Field Artillery , N. A. , Asst . to the Adjutant . 3rd Ind . Hq . 367th Inf . , Camp Upton , N. Y. , 19th March 1918. - To Comdg . Gen ' , Camp ...
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