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Cleveland Advocate headline
Cleveland Advocate 05, no. 20 (09/21/1918).
The African-American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920

Mobilization
Soldiers farewell parade photo The Third Liberty Loan speech Physical exercise drill & Penna. Reserve Militia photo
Local Board #17, last quota, 815 men photo Military review, Camp Custer photo Shall we prepare?  film
One hundred million soldiers speech W.S.S. Thriftettes film 6th Cavalry Camp, mobilized at Texas City, Texas photo

 

Women and Minorities
From Pinafores to Politics autobiography of Daisy Hurst Harriman. See ch. "Washington at War", p. 212+. Mobilizing woman-power book by Elizabeth Cady Stanton's daughter. See ch. "Women over the top in America, p. 86+. Patriotic Murder Robert Prager PBS commentary
Emmett Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War See images 39-42, 352-63. HOUSTON RIOT OF 1917 from Texas State Historical Association
Texas Riot newspaper		 San Francisco's future film
The Colored American in War Work manuscript Loyalty speech Colored Soldier wins Croix de Guerre newspaper

 

Arts and Culture
For Your Boy and My Boy sheet music It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary sheet music It's a Long Way Back to Tipperary recording
We'll Do our Share sheet music Over the Top sheet music K-K-K Katy 1918 sheet music
I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier sheet music One Year sheet music If He Can Fight-Like He Can Love Good night, Germany! sheet music
Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight audio
Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight - sheet music		 Madelon recording
Madelon sheet music		 Keep the Home-Fires Burning sheet music

 

Society
I Did My Bit for Democracy  manuscript Letter to the Editor newspaper Needham Roberts, Hero newspaper
Reminiscences of a Rebel manuscript [No Bombs Dropping] manuscript Grady Weldon manuscript

 

Leaders
Newton Diehl Baker Josephus Daniels Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge Samuel Gompers William Gibbs McAdoo

 

Photographic and Print Division
True sons of freedom poster Bleach Your Dark Skin advertisement
When This Campaign is Over advertisement You Should Have It - Scott's American Negro in the Great World War advertisement
Home from the War (poster) I Want You for the U.S. Army (poster)
Inaugural regimental services of the "Black Devils", 814th Pioneer Infantry photograph American cemetery - Belleau Woods, France ... over 2000 regulars and Marines gave their lives in the victory photograph

 

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