Posted on 18 May 2011.
The inspirational story and autobiographical details about Walter Tull, a black professional footballer in the early 1900s who went on to fight in the First World War. Walter was only the second black player in football league history when he played for Tottenham Hotspur in 1909 and, later, Northampton Town. During his time in the ...
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Posted on 14 October 2010.
by P Gregory: Owner Editor of the Black Presence Website. So, Black History Month 2010 is upon us, and as I sit here and take a breather after working hard to get the website to a state of readiness, I wonder how long it will be before the mud starts flying? Black History Month, is at best ...
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Posted on 07 October 2010.
Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 - 25 March 1918) was the first black officer in the British Army, and the second black player in the top division of the Football League. Also played football for spurs and Northampton town if wasnt for war he may signed for Glasgow rangers, walter tull was played ...
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Posted on 08 July 2010.
This clip from a War Department film shows African-American soldiers being trained for combat during World War 2. The Tuskegee Airmen are seen flying fighter planes in the U.S., while other soldiers train in arctic conditions. There's no year given, but it's probably 1942 or 1943.
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Posted on 08 July 2010.
Throughout History the role of the black soldier has been underplayed in Western Armies. Black people have fought in all the Major European Armies including those of Poland and Germany. African American troops fought in Both world Wars and subsequent conflicts. African colonial troops fought in the First World War in Europe. Look through the images ...
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Posted on 13 June 2010.
A wounded Senegalese prisoner of war is carried to a bandaging station, November 1914, originally uploaded by drakegoodman. A wounded Senegalese prisoner of war is carried to a bandaging station, November 1914 Note on reverse (see below) dated 28.11.1914. One of a series of pictures taken by a German orderly at a first-aid station located in Etterbeek ...
Posted on 13 June 2010.
Pour la France! French colonial troops killed on the Western Front, originally uploaded by drakegoodman. Pour la France! French colonial troops killed on the Western Front Nothing on reverse.
Posted on 15 February 2010.
Found this excellent video on Youtube today, some footage of African American Jazz music in the 40's.
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Posted on 10 April 2009.
You would be surprised the amount of people who are totally ignorant about the role of black troops in both World Wars, and even in subsequent wars. Furthermore, the use of Black troops in European armies was extremely controversial in the first part of the 20th Century. Africans have been depicted both positively and negatively ...
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Posted on 13 March 2009.
THE BLACK SONS OF POLANDby Capt. Zbigniew W. (Adalbert) GamskiRichmond, British Columbia, CanadaChairman of the Eng. Zglenicki Charity Foundation – PolandSource: http://forum.poland.com/index.php?showtopic=1566It was a 1920 Polish-Soviet War.A new country just freshly reborn after few centuries of occupation by Prussia, Russia and Austria was eager to show to the rest of the world it’s loyalty in ...
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Posted on 07 March 2009.
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton tells the tale of two old soldiers from Senegal in West Africa. They are looking forward to a trip to France later this month to join in the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from German occupation in August 1944. But their fond memories are tinged with bitterness and ...
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Posted on 06 March 2009.
Israel refuses to let them give blood Israel got caught throwing away Ethiopian blood from the blood banks. A similar disclosure a decade ago sparked protests and widespread outrage in a community that has long complained of racial discrimination. "We are healthy people, like everyone else," said 24-year-old Galit Maarat, "It's unjust, a terrible affront." There are ...
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Posted on 02 March 2009.
It would of course be easy to leave such men as
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Posted on 01 March 2009.
Like many West European nations, Germany established colonies in Africa in the late 1800s in what later became Togo, Cameroon, Namibia, and Tanzania.
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Posted on 28 February 2009.
During the first world War the Caribbean sent a great many soldiers to aid the British war effort . The British West India regiment fought in Africa and in Europe. They were generally used as advance troops and field attendants, they sustained heavy losses. Many of the troops who were wounded were brought back to ...
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Posted on 26 February 1998.
A former Royal Marine who claims he suffered violent racial abuse while a member of the forces was barred by the High Court from suing the Ministry of Defence for pounds 750,000 damages yesterday. Deputy judge John Griffith Williams ruled that Mark Parchment had left it too long to bring an action after he went on ...
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