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100 1 _aHunton, Addie W.,
_d1866-1943
245 1 0 _aTwo Colored women with the American Expeditionary Forces
246 1 _a2 Colored women with the American Expeditionary Forces
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-03-06
508 _ahekula03, Quentin Campbell, Thiers Halliwell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Two Colored Women With the American Expeditionary Forces" by Addie W. Hunton and Kathryn M. Johnson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work recounts the experiences of two African American women serving in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) as they support colored soldiers during World War I. The authors highlight the contributions, struggles, and sacrifices of African Americans in the war effort, offering a unique perspective on their service and the racial dynamics of the time. The opening of the work serves as an introduction to the authors' motivations and the circumstances surrounding their deployment to France. They reflect on the call to serve and their initial preparations in America, capturing the emotional farewells to loved ones and the anxiety of heading into a war zone. Through their vivid recounting of personal experiences and the interactions they have with soldiers of color, the authors establish a connection that reveals their respect and admiration for these men, as well as the challenges they faced both in the war and due to racial prejudice. The beginning sets the tone for a narrative centered on courage, duty, and the dual struggle for democracy abroad and equality at home. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Brooklyn Eagle Press, 1920
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Young Men's Christian Associations
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- African Americans
653 _aHunton, Addie W., 1866-1943
653 _aJohnson, Kathryn M. (Kathryn Magnolia), 1878-1954
700 1 _aJohnson, Kathryn M.
_q(Kathryn Magnolia),
_d1878-1954
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70223
999 _c110958
_d110958