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.
In lebanon. And on time hamas now have all the days sport including iraqi. Tanks from entering to leave the box to win over the scandal both all the n. B. A. Action coming up later in the program. We begin with breaking news from iraq where members of an iranian backed the group and their supporters have surrounded the u. S. Embassy in baghdad the iraqi Prime Minister matti has warned against any aggression aimed at foreign embassies and he asked the protesters to leave now most of members of the iranian backed Popular Mobilisation forces some are reported to have pushed down the door and broken into the compound some areas were set on fire and Iraqi Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to try to disperse the crowds. The demonstrations follow u. S. Is strikes on sunday on bases belonging to the iranian backed shia militia hizbollah brigades in iraq at least 27. 00 people were killed well the embassy is the United States largest diplomatic post in the world and also the most
Strengthened. Welcome to the program nearly a quarter of a 1000000 people have fled their homes in syrias last rebel stronghold in the past 2 weeks escaping a relentless berridge of balls and ass trikes Syrian Government forces in that russian allies have sworn to retake adlib and the United Nations is warning of devastating humanitarian consequences parts of the province of been under a daily aerial bombardment of thousands of families are reportedly too frightened to move. Meanwhile. Authorities in taki have closed the border to syria and see off flame the violence 100000 attack. And says many refugees on now heavily dependent on charities. Most of those people have. Fled their homes heading to cities such as set our kids burn the couplet all of the province others have gone to government held areas of aleppo province but the vast majority of them im from the areas where the Syrian Armed Forces have been. Putting most of the hogs the area around. And the strategic city that sits on t
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