it hints at a story beyond two years of service and fighting over there. actually exactly. we return fighting: the african-american experience in world war i. the key is you don t see the word military. it s not just about soldiers, but men and women, young and old, it s about wihite and blac. that is the long title. but the title we returned fighting, what happened after the war and how african-americans use world war i as a transformative event for them just like it was a transformative event throughout the globe. we will explore that story throughout this hour. it is day fey of knive of museu. if you re in the eastern or central time zones, if you re in the mountain or pacific time zones you have a number, and a special number for veterans. we would love to hear from you as we explore this exhibit as the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture in is a temporary exhibit, how long will it be up and how did this idea to focus on this story get included
smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture and called we return fighting: the african-american experience in world war i. retired colonel krewasky salter is with us. explain the meaning behinds that exhibit title that hints as 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 don t see the word military. because it s not just about soldiers. it s about soldiers and civilians. it s about men and women. it s about young and old. it s about white and black. and so that is the long title, but the short title, we return fighting speaks to what happened after the war and how african-americans use world war i as a transformative event for them, just like there was a transformative event throughout the globe. we ll explore that story throughout this hour. with our friends at american history tv on c-span3, througho
weekend on the african american experience in world war i. this is an hour. we take you now to the inside of the smithsonian you see him of african american history and culture, to one of that you seems temporary exhibits, entitled we return, fighting the african americans experience in world war i. as a guest associate curator, please explain the meaning behind the title. it hands at more than two years of service, and fighting over their. actually, exactly. we return fighting, the african american experience in world war i, the key to the title is number one you don t see the word military because it s not just about soldiers. it s about soldiers and civilians. it s about men and women, young and old, white and black, so that is the long title, but the short title, we return fighting speaks to what happened after the war, and how african americans used world war i as a transformative event for them, just like it was a transformative event throughout the globe. we wi
it hints at a story beyond just two years of service and fighting over there. actually, exactly. we return fighting, the african-american experience in world war i. the key to that title is, number one, you don t see the word military because it is not just about soldiers, it is about soldiers and civilians. it is about men and women. it s about young and old. it s 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 african-americans use world war i as a transformative event for them just like it was a transformative event throughout the globe. and we ll 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 c-span3. throughout this segment we invite viewers to join us, phone lines split up regionally. 702-748-2000, and a special line set aside for african-american veterans 202
return fighting, the african-american experience from world war i. this is about an hour. we take to you smithsonian muse jimbo to we return fighting, the african-american 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 african-american experience in world war i. the key to that title is, number one, you don t see the word military because it s 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 african-americans 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. we ll kplor kplor that story . we ll explore that story and