Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era Red Cross four empires were destroyed

four empires were destroyed

for those who cherish the mythical story of the AIF

by Mark Levitch

But mentally the boy has little in common with their narrow outlooks

to those in command during those last days and weeks

Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era Red Cross four empires were destroyedDescription by Chad L. Williams Paperback On April 2, 1917, Woodrow Wilson thrust the United States into World War I by declaring, "The world must be made safe for democracy." For the 380,000 African American soldiers who fought and labored in the global conflict, these words carried life or death meaning. Relating stories bridging the war and postwar years, spanning the streets of Chicago and the streets of Harlem, from the battlefields of the