Scott''s Official History of the American Negro in the World War: A Complete and Authentic Narration From Official Sources of the Participation of American Soldiers of the Negro Race in the World War for Democracy (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Scott''s Official History of the American Negro in the World War: A Complete and Authentic Narration From Official Sources of the Participation of American Soldiers of the Negro Race in the World War for Democracy<br><br>Corps and in Stevedore Regiments Service or Labor Battalions Depot Brigades and so forth.<br><br>Nor. Was this the first instance in the Nation''s history that this ever-loyal racial group rightly and cheerfully responded to the tocsin of war and made a military record of which any race might well be proud. In the Revolutionary War in the far of 1812 in the Mexican War in the Civil War and in the War with Spain the American Negro soldier has always distinguished himself by bravery fortitude and loyalty. His military record has always compared favorably with that of other soldiers.<br><br>It is because of the immensely valuable contribution made by Negro soldiers sailors and civilians toward the winning of the great World War that this volume has been prepared-in order that there may be an authentic record not only of the military exploits of this particular racial group of Americans but of the diversified and valuable contributions made by them as patriotic civilians.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.