Black Veterans Faced Mistreatment, Violence, And Lynching When They Returned From War
by Gary Harker This is all good and we should be proud, But there are “Other” things we should recognize and feel ashamed. In Hickman, Kentucky, a recently-discharged Black soldier named Charles Lewis was lynched in uniform in December 1918, just weeks after the end of World War I. Mr. Lewis was standing on the … Continue reading Black Veterans Faced Mistreatment, Violence, And Lynching When They Returned From War
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