African Americans in World War I
2018-11-07T20:01:12-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvY2UwXC8yMDE4MTEwNzIxMjIzNjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==To mark the 2018 centennial of World War I, a panel of historians met to reflect on African Americans in the Great War. They talked about the discrimination that black soldiers faced before, during and after the war, and the racial violence and killings that persisted on the home front despite their military service. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History hosted this event.
To mark the 2018 centennial of World War I, a panel of historians met to reflect on African Americans in the Great War. They talked about th… read more
To mark the 2018 centennial of World War I, a panel of historians met to reflect on African Americans in the Great War. They talked about the discrimination that black soldiers faced before, during and after the war, and the racial violence and killings that persisted on the home front despite their military service. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History hosted this event. close
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Chad Williams Associate Professor Brandeis University->Department of African and Afro-American Studies
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