fighting, the african-american experience in world war i. retired colonel krewasky salter corn assault or guest associate curator. first first explains explain, the meaning behind the the meeting behind at exhibit title. it hints at a story title, it hence beyond two years of service and at a story beyond just fighting over there. actually, two years of service and fighting over their. actually exactly, we return, fighting, exactly, we return the african-american fighting the african experience and world war i. the key to that title experience in is, world war i. you do not see the word military. the key is that number one it ll see the world one 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 african-americans used world war i as a transformative event for them, just like it was a
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
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 don t 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 african-americans 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, c-span3. 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)-7
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