Author of fighting for hope. The National World War Ii Museum in new orleans hosted this discussion and provided the video. Greetings, everyone. I am senior director of programs at the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans and it is my pleasure to welcome all of you to what promises to be a Great Program on the history of africanamericans in combat in the United States from world war i to world war ii with everything in between and in the immediate postworld war ii years, and i am joined by three of our nations preeminent scholars on this subject. Whohost is dr. John morrow, is franklin professor of history at the university of georgia and is coauthor with our second panelist, who is professor of harlemst nyu, of rattlers in the great war, which is a fantastic book about one of the great africanamerican units in the First World War were. Our third panelist is Robert Jefferson junior, associate professor of history at the , andrsity of new mexico the author of fighting for hope. I
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They really were prepared forbear as you would say, and so a word had we talk to this man about hayward about not retaliating against any kind of racial epithets or even physical assault. Its interesting, some of the guys from the 27th division were down there as well, thats the New York National guard. Its interesting that this black regiment is recognized in new york state but its never an organic part of the New York National guard 27th division. And, in fact, its called colored in that regiment, but its also reggae did radiated in a professional brigade of the fourth provisional brigade so its like a detached advantage. It was never really a part. The 27th division was done in spartanburg but the 15th New York National guard was separate from them even in spartanburg. They were there at the same time but some of the men actually stood up for the black soldiers of the 15th New York National guard. Then theres an incident that involved the turning point. They said weve got to get the
Rental meant to fight in world war i. He examines the regiments leadership, its actions in the field of battle, and the challenges the men faced following the war. This is an hour and a half. Now, gives me great pleasure to introduce the man of the hour, jeffrey t. Sammons. A professor in the department of history at new york university, where he has taught since 1989, Rutgers Research fellow at Rutgers University camden and completed his critically acclaimedded beyond the ring role of boxing in American Society in 2001. Sammons was awarded a fellowship by the Shomberg Center of research. And received a National Endownment humanities in support of harlem rattlers and the great war. Sammons is a native of bridge ton, new jersey, earned his bachelors in history at rutgers college, where he graduated magna cum laude, and elected to identify Phi Beta Kappa in 1971. He earned a masters agreeing in history from Tufts University and a ph. D in American History in 1982. In 198384, he was a pos