Project Gutenberg 2022-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 65 Williams, Charles H. (Charles Halston) 1886 Williams, Charles Halston Brawley, Benjamin Griffith 1882 1939 Brawley, B. G. (Benjamin Griffith) 24002179 Sidelights on Negro Soldiers $aUnited States :$bB. J. Brimmer Company,$c1923. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Sidelights on Negro Soldiers" by Charles H. Williams is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the experiences and contributions of African American soldiers during World War I, detailing the conditions they faced both in training camps in the United States and on the frontlines in Europe. The author aims to shed light on their accomplishments and the societal challenges they encountered, providing a critical view of race and military service in America. The opening of the work presents the author's motivation and purpose for writing, discussing his extensive investigation into the lives of Negro soldiers during the war. Williams emphasizes the dual nature of his study: to document the achievements of these soldiers while also addressing the disparities and discrimination they faced. Through personal visits to camps, interviews with soldiers, and consultations with military officials, Williams sets the tone for a revealing examination of not only the military effectiveness of Negro soldiers but also their struggle for recognition and equality in an often prejudiced environment. This opening establishes a foundation for a nuanced discussion about race, identity, and patriotism during a tumultuous period in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/sidelightsonnegr00will/page/n7/mode/2up 20200730183525williams 1923 US en World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African American D501 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 412991 413017 2024-10-17T02:15:37.308027 2023-09-28T12:11:21.107613 text/html text/html 389349 2024-10-16T05:12:24 text/html 363414 2024-10-17T02:15:56.770918 application/epub+zip 364366 2024-10-17T02:15:46.883002 application/epub+zip 233178 2024-10-17T02:15:40.426015 application/epub+zip 466779 2024-10-17T02:16:06.372855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440589 2024-10-17T02:15:56.431899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309759 2022-09-30T07:09:23.590904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392816 392803 2024-10-17T02:15:36.552046 2023-09-28T12:11:20.702562 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 372764 2024-10-16T05:12:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20518 2024-10-17T02:16:06.549865 application/rdf+xml 10857 2024-10-17T02:15:46.610953 image/jpeg 1562 2024-10-17T02:15:46.538975 image/jpeg 141239 2022-01-03T12:55:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 340691 2022-01-03T12:55:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 344587 2024-10-17T02:15:37.346027 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia