Lopez africanamericans were volunteer infantryman, but the students at howard really wanted to be able to move higher in the military. They fought for the establishment of the first africanamerican Officers Training camp at fort des moines, iowa in 1917, and they continued their support of the military in the years that followed. Announcer 1 tell me about how they and their willingness to participate within the government, how it was received. Lopez the government was sort of hesitant because they had this idea africanamericans were not good for the military, that African Americans were somehow cowardly, and they still question whether africanamericans could serve. They were hesitant. But the students were very supportive. And there is actually is a letter in the book that they wrote to president wilson at the start of world war i where they said, we, officers, teachers and students of howard university, because of our unfailing devotion to our country, we hereby offer ourselves to her
Military before and after the founding of the university. Our namesake was a civil war general. Eight other founders of the university were civil war generals, so they instilled a support for the military just in their presence on the campus. Howard students have been a part of the military Service Since the beginning of the university. Host what role do they actively take part was they decided to join the military . Africanamericans were infantrymen, but the students really wanted africanamericans to be able to move higher in the military. So they stopped for the establishment of the first africanamerican Officers Training camp in des moines, iowa, in 1917, and they continued their support of the military in the years that followed. Talk to me about their willingness to participate within the government how it was received. Lopez the government was tentative, because they still had this idea that African Americans were not good for the military, that African Americans were somehow cow
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