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Author's Preface |
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Loyalty and Democracy of
the Negro, by Secretary Baker |
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Tribute to the Negro
Soldier, by General Pershing |
16 |
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The Negro's Part in the
War, by Theodore Roosevelt |
17 |
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CHAPTER I. - How the Great War Came to America |
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- The underlying
Causes of the War
- Racial Hatreds and National Enmities
- Germany's Ambition to Rule the World
- The Gathering of the War Clouds
- Germany's Attempt to Stir Up Trouble Between the United States and
Mexico
- Events that Led to America's Participation in the War. |
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| CHAPTER II.
- The Call to the Colors |
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- Negro Troops that
Were Ready When War Was Declared
- The Famous 9th and 10th Cavalry, U. S. Army
- The 24th and 25th Infantry
- National Guard Units of Colored Troops
- The 8th Illinois
- The 15th New York
- National Guard Units of Ohio, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, and
Tennessee
- First Separate Battalion of the District of Columbia
- How All of These Responded to the Call. |
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| CHAPTER III.
- Official Recognition of the Negro's Interest |
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- Appointment of
Emmet J. Scott as Special Assistant to the Secretary
of War
- Difficulties Encountered in Establishing the Negro's Status
- Opportunities Afforded for Effective Work on Behalf of Negro Soldiers
- Better Obtained Through This Official Connection. |
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| CHAPTER IV.
- The Work of the Special Assistant |
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- Guarding the
Interests of Negro Soldiers and Civilians
- Promoting a Healthy Morale
- Cases of Alleged Discrimination Against Negro Draftees
- The Edward Merchant Case
- The John D. Wray Case
- How Justice Was Secured
- A War Department Inquiry
- Training of Colored Officers |
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| CHAPTER V. -
The Negro in the National Army |
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- Selective Service
Law the Most Complete Recognition of the Citizenship of
the Negro, North and South
- All the Duties and Responsibilities of Patriots Imposed Upon the Negro
by the Draft Act.
- Tribute by the Provost Marshal General to the Colored Soldier
- Assignment of Negro Draftees to Cantonments. |
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| CHAPTER VI.
- A Critical Situation in the Camps |
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- Race Problems that
Had to be Solved
- Fear of the Southern Whites that Trouble Would Follow the Training of
Negro Troops in the South
- Situation Complicated by the Houston Riot
- Protest of the Governor of South Carolina
- Dr. Scott Called to Spartanburg, S. C., to Allay Trouble There
- How the Negro Soldier Finally Won the Respect and Confidence of the
South. |
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| CHAPTER VII.
- Colored Officers and How They Were Trained |
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- First Officers'
Training Camp for Colored Men at Fort Des Moines, Iowa
- Major J. E. Springarn's Fight for the Establishment of This Camp
- Methods of Training Reserve Officers
- Negro Educational Institutions Furnish Personnel
- Seven Hundred Colored Officers Commissioned at Fort Des Moines. |
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| CHAPTER
VIII. - Treatment of Negro Soldiers in Camp |
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- Men from the South
Sent to Northern Camps to Face a Hard Winter
- Attempts at Discrimination Against Negro Soldiers and Officers
- Firm Stand of the Secretary of War Against Race Discrimination
- General Ballou's "Bulletin No. 35"
- Members of Draft Boards Dismissed for Discrimination Against the Race. |
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| CHAPTER IX.
- Efforts to Improve Conditions |
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- Secretary Baker and
the Trying Situation at Camp Lee, Virginia
- Reports on Investigations at Numerous Camps
- Improved Conditions Brought About Gradually
- The Case of Lieutenant Tribbett and Similar Cases of Race
Prejudice. |
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| CHAPTER X. -
Negro Soldiers of France and England |
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- French Colored
Colonials the First Black Soldiers to Take Part in the
War
- The Story of These Senegalese Fighters
- Their Important Part from the Beginning of the War
- The Fight for the African Colonies
- German Employment of Negro Troops in the Early Part of the War |
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| CHAPTER XI.
- The Negro Combat Division |
130 |
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- Full Detailed
Account of the Organization and Fighting Campaigns of
the Famous Ninety-Second, as Recorded by the Division's
Official Historian
- Complete Official Reports of Every Battle in Which the Ninety-Second
Took Part
- Commendation by Commanding Officers. |
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| CHAPTER XII.
- Citations and Awards, 92nd Division |
173 |
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- Officers and Men of
the Famous Negro Division Whose Heroic Conduct Gained
for Them the Distinguished Service Cross
- Details of Their Deeds of Heroism in Action
- Special Mention of Officers and Men by Various Commanding Officers |
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| CHAPTER
XIII. - The Story of "The Buffaloes" |
190 |
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- Glorious Record of
the 367th Infantry Regiment
- Colonel James A. Moss
- Presentation of Colors by the Union League Club
- "The Buffaloes" in France
- How They "Saw It Through" at Metz
- Their Heroic Conduct Under Fire
- Regimental Colors Decorated by Order of the French High Command
- Tribute from France to "These Sunburned Americans." |
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| CHAPTER XIV
- Record of "The Old Fifteenth" |
197 |
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- The Glorious Story
of the 369th United States Infantry, Formerly of the New
York National Guard
- The Regiment That Never Lost a Man Captured, a Trench, or a Foot of
Ground
- First Negro Troops to Go into Action in France. |
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| CHAPTER XV.
- "The Eighth Illinois |
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- Story of the 370th
U. S. Infantry
- Another Negro National Guard Regiment that Won Distinction on the
Battlefield
- Chicago's Colored Fighters
- Called "Black Devils" by the Germans and "Partridges" by the French
Because of Their Proud Bearing
- First American Troops to March into the Fortified City of Laon
- Their Stubborn Resistance at the Oise-isne Canal. |
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| CHAPTER XVI.
- The 371st Infantry in France |
231 |
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- How This Colored
Regiment of the "Red Hand" Division Helped to Win the
War
- Service in the Trenches under General Goybet
- In the Great Champagne Offensive
- Fierce Fighting and Heavy Losses
- The Regiment Decorated by the French
- Individual Citations and Awards |
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| CHAPTER
XVII. - The Record of the 372nd |
239 |
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- Regiment Made
Up of National Guard Troops and Drafted Men
- Attached to the Famous French "Red Hand" Division
- Its Splendid Record in France
- At Hill 304
- Heroic Exploits of Individuals
- The Regiment Decorated with the Croix de Guerre
- Citations and Awards |
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| CHAPTER
XVIII - Negro Heroes of the War |
256 |
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- The Exploit of
Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts
- How One American Soldier in No-Man's Land
Killed Four Germans and Wounded Twenty-Eight Others
Single-Handed
- First American Soldiers to Receive the French Croix de Guerre
- Other Instances of Individual Heroism by Negro Soldiers |
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| CHAPTER XIX.
- The Negro Soldier as a Fighter |
274 |
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- Unanimous Praise by
Military Observers
- Value of Negroes as Shock Troops
- Discipline and Morale Under Fire
- What the War Correspondents Said About Them.
- Comments by Foreign Military Observers
- Estimates by American and French Officers. |
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| CHAPTER XX.
- With Our Soldiers in France |
284 |
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- Official Reports of
the Only Accredited Negro War Correspondent
- Ralph W. Tyler, Representative with the A. E. F. of the U. S.
Committee on Public Information
- The Story of the Life and Fighting of American Negro Soldiers in France
as Seen by This Trained Observer. |
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| CHAPTER XXI.
- Negro Music That Stirred France |
300 |
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- Recognition of the
Value of Music by the U. S. War Department
- The Patriotic Music of Colored Americans
- Lieutenant James Europe and His Famous "Jazz" Band
- Other Leaders and Aggregations of Musicians
- Enthusiasm of the French People and Officers for American Music as
Interpreted by These Colored Artists and Their Bandsmen. |
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| CHAPTER
XXII. - The Negro in the Service of Supply |
315 |
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- A Vast Army of
Colored Stevedores in France
- Their Important and Efficient Work
- Essential to the Combatant Army in the Trenches
- Their Loyalty and Cheerfulness
- Important Lessons Learned in the War
- The Labor Battalions
- Well-Earned Tributes to These Splendid Colored Workers Overseas. |
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| CHAPTER
XXIII. - "With Those Who Wait." |
328 |
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- Provision for
Technical Training of Draftees
- Units that Did Not Get to France
- Vocational and Educational Opportunities Opened to Them
- The Negro in the Students' Army Training Corps
- In the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. |
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| CHAPTER
XXIV. - German Propaganda Among Negroes |
344 |
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- Insidious Efforts
to Create Dissatisfaction Among Colored Americans
- Germany's Treacherous Promises
- How the Hun Trued to Undermine the Loyalty of Our Negro Citizens
- Steps Taken to Combat Enemy Propaganda
- Work of the Committee on Public Information |
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| CHAPTER XXV.
- How Colored Civilians Helped to Win |
355 |
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- Their
Co-operation in All the Liberty Loan Drives
- The Negro and the Red Cross
- In the United War Work Campaign
- How the Negroes Bought War Savings Stamps
- Special Contributions and Work of Colored Citizens
- The "Committee of One Hundred" and Its Valuable Work |
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| CHAPTER
XXVI. - Negro Labor in War Time |
365 |
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- Organization for
War Work
- The Division of Negro Economics
- Pioneer Work of Dr. George E. Haynes
- Negro Representation in Council
- Seeking to Improve Race Relations
- Good Work by Negroes in the Shipyards
- Attitude of Organized Labor
- The Opportunities of the War. |
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| CHAPTER
XXVII. - Negro Women in War Work |
374 |
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- Enthusiastic
Service of Colored Women in the Wartime Emergency
- Overcoming the Problems of Race by Pure Patriotism
- Work for the Red Cross
- The Young Women's Christian Association
- The Colored Hostess Houses and Rest Rooms for Soldiers
- War Problems of Living
- The Circle for Negro War Relief
- Colored Women in the Loan Drives
- Important Work in War Industries |
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| CHAPTER
XXVIII. - Social Welfare Agencies |
398 |
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- Important Welfare
Work of the Young Men's Christian Association and Other
Organized Bodies
- Negro Secretaries of the Y. M. C. A.
- The Problem of Illiteracy in the Camps
- The Social Secretaries
- Results of Education
- The Y. W. C. A. Hostess Houses
- The Knights of Columbus
- Caring for Returned Soldiers |
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| CHAPTER
XXIX. - Negro Loyalty and Morale |
411 |
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- Eager Response of
Colored Draftees
- Notable Tributes to the Patriotism of the Negro Race by the White Press
- Also by President Wilson, Secretary Baker, Secretary
Daniels and others
- Negro Loyalty Never Doubted
- Patriotic Negro Demonstrations and Other Instances of Loyalty. |
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| CHAPTER XXX
- Did the Negro Soldier Get A Square Deal! |
426 |
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- Reports of
Widespread Discrimination and Harsh Treatment in Camp
- Many Manifestations of Prejudice by White Officers
- The Question of White or Negro Officers for Negro Regiments
- Higher Officer of the Army Usually Fair
- Disinclination to Utilize Colored Nurses and Colored Medical Men
- Secretary Baker's Efforts to Prevent Race Discrimination
- Reports of Negro Observers on Conditions Overseas. |
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| CHAPTER
XXXI. - What the Negro Got Out of the War |
458 |
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- A Keener Sense of
His Rights and Privileges as a Citizen of the United
States
- Racial Attitude of the South
- Returning Negro Soldiers and Conditions of the North
- The Attitude of Organized Labor
- Instances of Discrimination
- The Black Man and his Claims to Equal Treatment. |
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| APPENDIX. -
Colored Officers Commissioned at Ft. Des Moines |
471 |
| COLORED
CHAPLAINS in the U. S. ARMY |
482 |
| OFFICIAL
SUMMARY of the TREATY of PEACE |
483 |
| MAP of
CENTRAL EUROPE SHOWING TERRITORIAL CHANGES UNDER the
TREATY |
502 |
| KEY to the
MAP |
503 |
| FINAL
CHANGES in the TREATY |
504 |
| CHRONOLOGY
of the WORLD WAR. |
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