History of the American Negro in the Great World War - His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including - a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars - of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the - Indian Wars on the Fro by William Allison Sweeney
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Chapter XXVIII. The Knockout Blow.
Woodrow Wilson, an Estimate--His Place in History--Last of Great Trio--Washington, Lincoln, Wilson--Upholds Decency, Humanity, Liberty--Recapitulation of Year 1918--Closing Incidents of War Chapter XXIX. Homecoming Heroes. New York Greets Her Own--Ecstatic Day for Old 15th--Whites and Blacks do Honors--A Monster Demonstration--Many Dignitaries Review Troops--Parade of Martial Pomp--Cheers, Music, Flowers and Feasting--"Hayward's Scrapping Babies"--Officers Share Glory--Then Came Henry Johnson--Similar Scenes Elsewhere Chapter XXX. Reconstruction and the Negro. By Julius Rosenwald, President Sears, Roebuck & Co, and Trustee of Tuskegee Institute--A Plea for Industrial Opportunity for the Negro--Tribute to Negro as Soldier and Civilian--Duty of Whites Pointed Out--Business Leader and Philanthropist Sounds Keynote Chapter XXXI. The Other Fellow's Burden. An Emancipation Day Appeal for Justice--By W. Allison Sweeney Chapter XXXII. An Interpolation. Held--By Distinguished Thinkers and Writers, That the Negro Soldier Should be Given a Chance for Promotion as Well as a Chance to Die. Why--White Officers over Negro Soldiers? Chapter XXXIII. The New Negro and the New America. The Old Order Changeth, yielding place to new. Through the Arbitrament of war, behold a new and better America! a new and girded negro! "The Watches of the night have PASSED!" "The Watches Of the day BEGIN!" |
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