It is my pleasure to welcome you to this program entitled, historically speaking, we return fighting. World war i and the shaping of the modern black identity. Published by smithsonian books, we return fighting is a collection of essays that chronicle of men and women who served the country on the battlefield as well as on the home front and their struggles for civil rights. One of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the Civil Rights Movement was decades away, world war i established important questions of citizenship that paved the way toward future progress. We are fortunate to be joined tonight by the museums Deputy Director and editor of we return fighting. The images are really very powerful, of americans at war and on the home front. It also gives us a different look at the life African Americans faced when they came home after the war. Let me end by welcoming you and assuring you that you are in for a wonderful evening. Thank you for joining us and im sure y
Fighting. World war i and the shaping of modern black identity. Published by this is sony and, is a chronicle of men and women who served the country on the battlefield as well as on the home front and their struggles for cell rights. One of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the Civil Rights Movement was away,ted was decades world war i established important questions of citizenship that paved the way toward future progress. We are fortunate to be joined conwell, theasha museums equity director Deputy Director and editor of we return fighting. The images are really very powerful, of americans at war and on the home front. It also gives us a different look at the life African Americans face when they came home after the war. Let me end by welcoming you and assuring you that you are in for a wonderful evening. Thank you for joining us and im sure you will have a great evening. [applause] men, pleasetel welcome the Deputy Director of museum of history can shasha hol
We return fighting is a chronicle of men and women who served the country on the battlefield as well as on the home front and their struggles for civil rights. One of the main things we will learn this evening is that while the Civil Rights Movement was decades away, world war i established important questions of citizenship that paved the way toward future progress. We are fortunate to be joined tonight by shasha conwell, the s Deputy Director and editor of we return fighting. The images are really very powerful, of americans at war and on the home front. It also gives us a different look at the life African Americans faced when they came home after the war. Let me end by welcoming you and assuring you that you are in for a wonderful evening. Thank you for joining us and im sure you will have a great evening. [applause] ladies and gentlemen please , welcome the Deputy Director of the African Museum of history and culture, kinshasha holman. Good evening. Good evening. Braving the for r
Counterparts. Kind of the religious lives of their own people but the very laws of their people. Announcer you can watch this and other American History programs on our website where all of our video is archived. Announcer this year marks the 100th anniversary of the u. S. Entry into world war i. College professor richard folder talks about american soldiers positive views the american. Of American Museum in kansas city, missouri, hosted this event. It is now with great pleasure that i introduce a longtime supporter and advocate and good friend of the museum, dr. Richard sean fault nor. Invaluable an resource to the museum and has been actively involved with many of our public programs. Is a key advisor for our and for the partnership and that our programming, particularly decent tenure lecture series. He currently serves as the general william h of United States history of the United States army. He has notably published the school of hard knocks. The recipient of the society for mili
Specifically the John J Pershing centennial lecture series. Currently serves as the chair of military history at the United States army command and general Staff College. He has notably published the school of hard knocks combat leadership in the American Expeditionary forces, which was the recipient of a society for military histories 2013 distinguished book award. He has also recently published pershings crusaders, both of which you can pickup in our museum store. Been doing ongoing researching, contextualizing both 1917 and our world today, providing a critical lens on the United States and its relationship to war. He brings the energy that he uses at the general Staff College and also at the United States military academy at west point to our stage every time that he speaks here. Please join me in welcoming richard faulkner. [applause] so lora runs a seminar like a prussian and i give a seminar like a frenchman. I am not 100 today i have something. Tell my on the stage, wife i died