A fascinating first chapter from the book, Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light. Read about how African American laborers and troops were treated by their white American compatriots and see how that contrasted with the welcome the French gave to these men who fought in World War I.

Concepts

world war i

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Additional Tags

racial prejudice, racial prejudice in the military, african americans in world war i, african americans in the military, american expeditionary force, washington post

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)