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Blacks in WW I Artillery?

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I have a question do you know were i can find information on how blacks in WW1 were treated differently through artillery if they had worse artillery than the whites. Cause I am in school and i am studying about blacks in WW1 and how they were discriminated against. Please help me.

Thank you,
Chris :salute:
 
I'm afraid I won't be much help to you, but I think the best thing you can do is go to a library and ask the librarian for help.  If you are looking for information on how Canadian minorities were treated by the army, there will be journal articles at your local university.
This link might help you out:  http://www.qesnrecit.qc.ca/mpages/activity/actwwi.html
The treatment of minority soldiers varied a lot, many were not allowed to enter the combat services, like infantry and artillery, but were put into behind-the-lines work (which was still very dangerous and important) like construction, forestry or transport units.  Other non-white soldiers were encouraged to go into front-line work. 
I know there is a really good article out there on the way minorities were recruited for the Canadian Army during WW1, but I can't remember the title or the author . . . I'll see if I can find it, but go to the librarian at your school or to a librarian at a local university.


If you're looking for info on African American soldiers during WW1, a quick google search turned up this:
http://europeanhistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2Fdigital_classroom%2Flessons%2Fwwi_369th_infantry%2Fwwi_369th_infantry.html

I know it's for the US and not Canada, but I wasn't sure exactly what you were looking for.

Good luck, and post here if you have any more questions!
 
Thank you so much for helping me research on this topic. You have been very helpful and kind. I have a question what is OCdt.

Thank you so much
Chris
 
If you find any more on this subject please notify me. thank you so much. I am wworking my behind of literally.
 
Have a look at these sites on No 2 Construction Battalion:
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/fourth_dimension/2002/jul02/jul04_fd_e.htm
http://www.cmea-agmc.ca/history_Pictou_e.asp
http://www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625/conbat2z.html
http://www.multiculturaltrails.ca/level_3/number115.html
http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~Heritage/Black/GreatWars.Htm
 
boot said:
I have a question what is OCdt.

OCdt = Officer Cadet
From what I understand from the recruiter who interviewed me, the soldiers with the regiment I will be joining and from the posts here on this site, once I'm sworn in, I become an Officer Cadet.  My job will be to learn how to lead the soldiers I will eventually command.  It means that the army thinks I have the potential to be an officer.  Once the NCMs and Officers who teach and train me decide that I just might have what it takes to be promoted and given a chance to lead soldiers, then that's what will happen.
As far as I know.  ???
Anyone who is reading this, please correct me if I'm wrong, the sooner I learn, the better.  :)
 
That is absolutly awsome that you might be a person who leads the troops thats spectacular, nice going. I wish you luck! :salute:
Chris
 
Thank you all who have helped me do my project. i am not complete at all and still need to research but i justed wanted to take this time and thank you all for doing this and helping me with blacks in WW1 in america and how they were treated through artillery if you have any more please keep on posting and helping thank you so much.  :salute:

Chris Dane
(San fernando P.D.  explorer)
 
Hi it's me again, sorry. does anybody know how unfairly american blacks were treated in the camps in WW1. thank you.

Chris Dane
 
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