1. African Americans in WW1
Nate Murray
Doug Moore

2. Context
Segregation ran rampant through the United States and Separate but Equal was at its height of power.
Many people in America believed the Great War was strictly a European problem and this included African Americans.
The Great Migration was a catalyst for Southern African Americans to join the war and escape their social, economic, and political depression.
Blacks saw the war as an opportunity to gain respect from their white counterparts and gain equal treatment.

3. World War 1 April, 1917 May 18th, 1917 Draft Reversal
Original Roles of African Americans during the war.
Creation of 92nd and 93rd Divisions
Late May, 1917
October 15th, 1917

4. World War 1 Unfair Treatment to African Americans throughout the war
Combat Troops (92nd and 93rd Divisions)
November 11th, 1918
Unwelcome Return of African Americans back home to the United States

6. Works Cited
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