African Americans

3 Nov 2018

African American Nurse Fights 1918 Influenza Epidemic

by Andrew Speno | posted in: WWI Nurses | 0

CHARLESTON (WV), November 3, 1918 — “I’ll bet you young nurses had your hearts set on going overseas, wearing romantic Red Cross uniforms, to nurse our soldiers, didn’t you?” Major Maxwell, we might imagine, was dressed in full military uniform, … Continued

10 Oct 2018

German Propaganda Addresses African American Soldiers

by Andrew Speno | posted in: WWI Nurses | 0

As 1918 progressed and the Allies gained new strength with the arrival of American troops, Fritz grew desperate. He dropped propaganda leaflets from the air onto American positions, hoping to sow doubt among this freshest enemy: “To the Colored Soldiers … Continued

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