First explained the meaning behind the exhibit title and hints that a story beyond just two years of service and fighting over there. Actually exactly we returned fighting the African American experience in world war i the key to that title is number one you dont see the word military 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 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. Throughout the segment we invite viewers to join us phone lines split up regionally. This morning. If you are in the eastern or central time zones, 202 7488000. If you are
It hints at a story beyond just two years of service and fighting over there. Actually, exactly. We return fighting, the africanamerican experience in world war i. The key to that title is, number one, you dont see the word military because it is not just about soldiers, it is about soldiers and civilians. It is about men and women. Its about young and old. Its about white and black. So that is the long title. But the short title we returned fighting speaks to what happened after the war and how africanamericans use world war i as a transformative event for them just like it was a transformative event throughout the globe. And well explore that story throughout this hour of the washington journal. It is day five of museum week on the washington journal with our friends at American History tv on cspan3. Throughout this segment we invite viewers to join us, phone lines split up regionally. 7027482000, and a special line set aside for africanamerican veterans 2027488002. We would love to
Return fighting, the africanamerican experience from world war i. This is about an hour. We take to you smithsonian muse jimbo to we return fighting, the africanamerican experience in world war i now with the guest curator, please explain the meaning behind that title. It hints at a story beyond just two years of service and fighting over there. Actually, exactly. We returned fighting, the africanamerican experience in world war i. The key to that title is, number one, you dont see the word military because its not just about soldiers it is about soldier and civilians, about men and women, about young and old, about white and black. And so that is the long title. But the short title we returned fighting speaks to what happened after the war and how africanamericans use world war i as a transformative event for them. Just like it was a transformationive event throughout the globe. Ve event t the globe. Well kplor kplor that story. Well explore that story and invite viewers to join us. 2
Stretch governments then across the globe mutual aid is taking place all around the world helping those in need were going to discuss it all that and more all right its time to. I. Had 1000. 00 continues to grip the world and the nation the total now topping more than 1600000. 00 cases with over 101000 deaths and 372000 recovered cases the u. S. Still leading the way here with more than 486000 confirmed cases and about 18000 deaths 27000 have recovered and as the numbers of infections continue to surge prisons and jails across the country have become new hot beds for the virus while some are looking to free up space others are seeing protests over a lack. Action rachel bludgeons has more. The United States is known for having the largest prison population in the world and hundreds of thousands of inmates are now calling for help as both prisoners and guards test positive for the coronavirus dozens of inmates took part in a demonstration at the monroe correctional complex in Washington
Make it through all of this. And a half a 1000000000 people could be pushed to poverty by the pandemic according to leading british humanitarian Charity Oxfam. Good morning this is Art International from moscow welcome to the program has just turned 11 i am here now this saturday im kevin owen with this 30 minute world news round up and 1st lets start with the latest figures on the covert 1000 pandemic the number of cases around the world is still on the rise with almost 1700000 people now infected another grim milestone has been reached to more than 100000 have succumbed to the virus its now known however as well that at least 376000 people have recovered 2. So latest developments this morning the mayor of moscow is serious about in this announce that the city will gradually roll out a pos system designed to tighten control over Peoples Movement is said to come into force on monday the russian capital now has almost 12000 registered cases a 94 died this queue of ambulances was seen wa