The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-04-11
EMMETT j. SCOTS HISTORY
OF THE NEGRO'S PART
IN THE GREAT WAR

0F TIE N EtsRGS FAKE
IN THE GREAT WAR
A Complete and Comprehensive Mar
rutiye of Racial Courage, Capacity
ana Rare Quality AS l00 Per
Gent American Back to
~ be Issued Soon.
(By r. w. Thompson, Correspondent
Washington, y. G., March Silt is
expected that the comprehensive story
Of the part played By the Negro in
the world war, announced some time
age by DIR. Emmett j. Scott, secretary
Of 'Iuskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute, now serving in the War De
partInent as special assistant to the
Secretary of War, win lie issued about
the first Of June. IL will be brought
before the people by d publishing
house, the officers of which recognize
the tremendous interest Of the colored
people III this subject, and the aim Of
the projectors Will be to place copy
la every school and home IN America.
The history will not only be d COM
plete story of the valorous deeds of
the colored fighting units on the bat
ltlefields of France and Il thorough
Igeing recital of the essential work
done by tie not less courageous men
.ffbehind the lines ''ovei there but it
will offer an enduring record Of the
valued labors OF the soldier lads III
1.-THE camps and cantonnents here At
fhoneg and tell OF the sacrifices and
services pf the patriotic men and
women who gave the best chat was IN
them to help this nation to win the
agar for freedom and democracy
Az has been announced before, as-
tsociated with nr. Scott in THO big
undertaking will be q number Of
!agenc3eo which asnure q comprehen-
fsive and authoritative history Of the
important part the colored people oi
| the United States have played ia thu
! great struggle.
Among these cooperating agencies
are Frank Parker Stpckhridge, pub
Lefty director of the American III
ibraly Association, New York; l1f
Robert Fl. Park, professional Lectures
ia sociology, University Of Chicago
Dir. Carter q. Woodson, director d
I research, the Association for tht
Study Of Negro Life and History, Inc
William Anthony Avery, publication
secretary, Hampton Normal and Agn
lculturai Institute, Monroe n, Work
director Division Of Records and Re
search, Tuskegee Normal and Indus
trial Institute; Ralph w. Tyler, ac
credited representative Of the Com
: war front in France; Mrs. Alice Dun
!. barr Nelson, who has helped to mobil
i ize the colored women Of the countr
for war WORK under the auspices o
the Women's Committee, Council 0
National Defense; and Miss Eva |
Bowles, executive secretary in charg
Of Colored Work, Young Women
Christian Association.
A staff of assistants of experience
: and technical training is now at wor
. gathering and compiling a val
! amount of material under the auspiee
] of these cooperating agencies.
/ Dir. Scott's history will probabl
contain between 500 and 600 page
II with something like leo or more illu
!, trations. He desires to secure tt
]. photograph Of each and every colore
: officer who served overseas, as we
as the photograph and geographic!
8 sketch Of such nDn-commissioned off
!, GERS and privates who were decorate
= with the Croix de Guerre, DistiI
9 guishetl Service Cross or other recoi
:. milton Of that character 1t is SUI,
. gested also that ministers, soldier
3 parents of soldiers, or any other pc
y sons having Gata bearing upon Il
q war scenes, incidents, or eyperienc,
: that may be Of historical value,
!, well rs conspicuous examples Of W;
! work of organizations and individua
! throughout the country, send su,
5 matter at once to Emmett ]. Scott
! Rooms I44-i46, State, War, and Na1
$ Building, Washington, n. G., for j
&, corporation in this very complete Al
S comprehensive narrative Of the N
= gro's courage and rare quality as
100 per cent. American.
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