It hints at a story beyond two years of service and fighting over there. Guest actually, exactly, we return, fighting, the africanamerican experience, world war i. The key to that title is, number one, you dont see the world military. It is not just about soldiers. It is about soldiers and civilians. It is about men and women. It is about young and old. It is about white and black. That is the long title. Title, we return fighting, speaks to what happened after the war and how africanamericans used world war i as a transformative event for them, just like it was a transformative event throughout the globe. Host we explore that story throughout this hour of washington journal, day five of museum week on washington journal with our friends at America History tv, cspan3. Phone lines split up regionally. Eastern or central time zones, 202 7488000. Mountain or pacific time zones, 202 7488001. Special line set aside for africanamerican veterans, 202 7488002. Would love to hear from you as we
We take you now inside the sis money and the Smithsonian Museum of africanamerican history and culture, we return fighting, the africanamerican experience in world war i. Retired colonel Krewasky Salter guest associate curator. First explain, the meaning behind the title. It hints at a story beyond two years of service and fighting over there. Actually, exactly, we return, fighting, the africanamerican experience, world war i. Number one. You dont see the world military. It is not just about soldiers. It is about civilians. Men and women. Soldiers and civilians. Young and old. White and black. That is the long title. The short title, we return fighting, speaks to what happened after the war and how africanamericans used world war i as a transformative event for them, just like it was a transformative event throughout the globe. We explore that story throughout this hour of washington journal, day five of museum week on washington journal with our friends at America History tv, cspan3.
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