Episode 2: The African American Experience of World War I

Files

Preferred Title

Episode 2: The African American Experience of World War I

Authors

Holly Baker, University of Central FloridaFollow

Producer

Holly Baker

Description

The Department of History’s Kayla Campana sat down with Dr. John Morrow, Franklin Professor of History at the University of Georgia and author of several books including Only America Left Her Negro Troops Behind: The African American Military in the First World War. In the interview, Dr. Morrow talks with Kayla about the contributions of African American soldiers to World War I and he discusses how many Americans overlooked black soldiers’ efforts, and even feared that their achievements would disrupt segregated American society.

Narrator

Porsha Dossie

Interviewer

Kayla Campana

Interviewee

Dr. John Morrow

Date Created

2017

Keywords

Military History, Dr. John Morrow, First World War, World War I, African American History, African American soldiers, Only America Left Her Negro Troops Behind: The African American Military in the First World War, University of Georgia

Subjects

Military History, Dr. John Morrow, First World War, World War I, African American History, African American soldiers, Only America Left Her Negro Troops Behind: The African American Military in the First World War, University of Georgia

Length of Episode

19:39

Recommended Citation

“Episode 2: The African American Experience of World War I,” Knights Historycast Podcast, 2017, [https://stars.library.ucf.edu/knightshistorycast/2]