Willing Patriots
Published on 26 August 2014
Submitted by Robert J Dalessandro
Robert Dalessandro tells the story of Black Americans who served in the U.S. Army in the First World War. In this talk he focuses on the treatment of the of all black troops including the two infantry divisions and supporting organizations of the Services Of Supply.
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