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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
The question under consideration in Worcester v. Georgia, 1832, was Cherokee sovereignty. Did a Georgia state law that led to the imprisonment of Samuel Worcester and ten other missionaries violate Cherokee sovereignty? Cherokee leaders were sure that it did, based … Continued
Outgrowing schoolbook understandings is a lifelong endeavor. We were all taught the injustice of the Trail of Tears, but there is more to the story. How many of us grow up to examine its complexities? With the arrival of John … Continued
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
Jan had an appealing, occasionally disarming, frankness. She told it like it was. She didn’t care for sports stories or teen romance, and didn’t mind saying so. In critique sessions, no detail was too small to escape her notice. She … Continued
On D-Day, September 26, 1918, Allied artillery shelled enemy trenches, beginning at Zero Hour, 4:00 am. Infantry units went “over the top” an hour and a half later, crossed No Man’s Land and attempted to take those same trenches. Zero … Continued