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A 3 page paper which examines the role of African Americans in WWI. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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in the Civil War. As such it comes as little surprise that they also served in WWI. However, they seemed to be reluctantly accepted, though terribly needed, in the military
and as such they were more often than not put into positions that were incredibly menial such as cooks. The following paper examines the various roles African Americans played in
WWI. African Americans and WWI AS mentioned, African Americans had fought in all the wars of America prior to WWI. And, although twice as many African Americans fought
in WWI as they had in the Civil War they were still incredibly oppressed in any military position. One author notes, "as the United States mobilized to meet the demands
of its first global war, the reception it gave its black soldiers and sailors was every bit as hostile as it had given their grandfathers in the struggle between the
Blue and Gray" (Gibbs, 2001). There were the Buffalo Soldiers who were essentially sent out to posts far off in the West and never saw any combat (Gibbs, 2001). There
was a powerful and clear "official reluctance to fully train, equip, and use them and black womens attempts to offer their services as nurses were flatly refused" (). They were
generally limited, as mentioned, to very menial positions such as messmen, firemen, stewards, and passers (Gibbs, 2001). At the same time there were those African Americans who were determined
to push past any stereotyping and limitations and become deeply involved. For example, there was the Harlem Hellfighters, "a National Guard outfit" who "were the first Americans, black or white,
to reach the combat zone in France, the first to cross the Rhine River in the offensive against Germany; and, the Harlem Hell-fighters were in continuous combat for 191 days,
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