Freedom struggles

Description:

For many of the 200,000 African American soldiers sent to Europe with the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI, encounters with French civilians and colonial African troops led them to imagine a world beyond Jim Crow. This work explores how WWI mobilized a generation.

subjects: United States. -- Army -- African American troops -- History -- 20th century,  World War, 1914-1918,  Race relations,  African American Participation,  Racism,  United States,  African American soldiers,  Social conditions,  United States. Army,  African Americans,  African American troops,  History,  World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African American,  African American soldiers -- History -- History -- 20th century,  African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century,  Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century,  United States -- Race relations,  United states, army, african american troops,  African americans, social conditions,  United states, race relations,  World war, 1914-1918, african americans,  Participation, african american