HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO IN THE GREAT WORLDWAR

HIS SPLENDID RECORD IN THE BATTLE ZONES OF EUROPE

INCLUDING A RESUME OF HIS PAST SERVICES TO HIS COUNTRYIN THE WARS OF THE REVOLUTION, OF 1812, THE WAR OF THE REBELLION,THE INDIAN WARS ON THE FRONTIER, THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, ANDTHE LATE IMBROGLIO WITH MEXICO.

BY

W. ALLISON SWEENEY CONTRIBUTING EDITOR OF THE CHICAGODEFENDER.

PROFUSELY AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED

1919

THIS HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO IN THE GREAT WORLDWAR IS REINFORCED BY THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENTINCLUDING TRIBUTES FROM FRENCH AND AMERICANCOMMANDERS

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN WORDS BY

J.E. MORELAND INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY Y.M.C.A.

ROBERT SENGSTACKE ABBOTT EDITOR CHICAGO DEFENDER

RALPH TYLER EX-THIRD AUDITOR THE NAVY

JULIUS ROSENWALD PHILANTHROPIST

COLONEL CHARLES YOUNG UNITED STATES ARMY

WILLIS O. TYLER MEMBER LOS ANGELES BAR

CAPT. R.P. ROOTS VETERAN SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

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WITH A COMPLETE SUMMARY OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 370th "OLDEIGHTH" IN THE WORLD WAR FROM THE COUNTRY'S CALL TO THE DAY OFITS MUSTERING OUT

BY CAPT. JOHN H. PATTON, ADJUTANT

HISTORY

OF THE

AMERICAN NEGRO

IN THE

GREAT WORLD WAR

CONTENTS

Chapter I. SPIRITUAL EMANCIPATION OFNATIONS.

THE MARCH OF CIVILIZATION—WORLD SHOCKS TO STIRTHE WOULD HEART—FALSE DOCTRINES OF THE HUN—THE IRONHAND CONCEALED—THE WORLD BEGINS TO AWAKEN—GERMANDESIGNS REVEALED—RUMBLINGS IN ADVANCE OF THESTORM—TRAGEDY THAT HASTENED THE DAY—TOLSTOY'SPROPHECY—VINDICATION OF NEGRO FAITH IN PROMISES OF THELORD—DAWN OF FREEDOM FOR ALL RACES

Chapter II. HANDWRITING ON THEWALL.

LIKENED TO BELSHAZZER—THE KAISER'SFEASTS—IN HIS HEART BARBARIC PRIDE OF THE POTENTATES OFOLD—GERMAN MADNESS FOR WAR—INSOLENTDEMANDS—FORTY-EIGHT HOURS TO PREVENT A WORLDWAR—COMMENT OF STATESMEN AND LEADERS—THE WARSTARTS—ITALY BREAKS HER ALLIANCE—GERMANIC POWERSWEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING—SPIRIT WINS OVERMATERIALISM—CIVILIZATION'S LAMP DIMMED BUT NOTDARKENED

Chapter III. MILITARISM AND AUTOCRACYDOOMED.

GERMANY'S MACHINE—HER SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR TOMOLD SOLDIERS—INFLUENCE ON THOUGHT AND LIVES OF THEPEOPLE—MILITARISM IN THE HOME—THE STATUS OFWOMAN—FALSE THEORIES AND FALSE GODS—THE SYSTEMORDAINED TO PERISH—WAR'S SHOCKS—AMERICA INCLINES TONEUTRALITY—GERMAN AND FRENCH TREATMENT OF NEUTRALSCONTRASTED—EXPERIENCES OF AMERICANS ABROAD AND ENROUTEHOME—STATUE OF LIBERTY TAKES ON NEW BEAUTY—BLOOD OFNEGRO AND WHITE TO FLOW

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