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Title
Our
colored
heroes
Creator
Renesch, E.G.
Publisher
Chicago
:
[producer
not
identified]
,
1918
Physical Description
1 print : color ; 50 x 60 cm
Summary
The
print
shows
two
African
American
soldiers
in a
detailed
tussle
with
Hun
troops
,
stabbing
away
at them with
knife
and
bayonet
.
While
on
guard
duty
in the
French
sector
on
May
14
,
1918
Needham
Roberts
and
Henry
Johnson
fought
off
a
24-man
German
patrol
,
though
both
severely
wounded
.
Both
were
awarded
the
Croix
de
Guerre
for their
actions
, as
well
as a
posthumous
Purple
Heart
.
General
Pershing's
communique
entitled
"The
colored
man
is
eager
to
show
his
mettle
and
do
his
bit
" at
lower
left
.
Notes
Title
from
item
.
LC Subject Headings
United States. Army--African American troops.
Germany. Heer.
World War, 1914-1918--African Americans.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, African American
Time Period
World War I (1914-1918)
Added Entry
E.G. Renesch
Call #
PRINT
02116
Item #
329184
OCLC #
920898963
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