During the American Revolution, Black soldiers fought on the side of the Americans.TrueFalseListen

African-American participation during World War I

What motivated African-American men to serve in the U.S. military forces that fought against Native Americans, the Spanish, and the Filipinos?

Which tribe fought alongside the Americans during the American Revolution?HoumaChoctawCaddoChitimacha

True or False  George Washington accepted Black recruits after Lord Dunmore's proclamation offered freedom to slaves who fought for the British.Group of answer choicesTrueNo answer text provided.FalseNo answer text provided.

Document 5Source: Dempsey Travis, African American military veteran, oral interview about his experience in the United States Army during the Second World WarThe army was an experience unlike anything I’ve had in my life. I think of two armies, one black, one white. . . .This was Camp Shenango, Pennsylvania. . . .The troop train . . . had a car for black soldiers and a car for whites. They went to their part [of the camp] and sent us to the ghetto. It seems the army always arranged to have black soldiers back up against the woods someplace. Isolated. We were never near the main gate. If you went through camp as a visitor, you’d never know black soldiers were there, unless they happened to be working on some menial detail.They didn’t have a PX [United States Army base store] that black soldiers could use. There was a white PX, but we could not use it. They set up a temporary situation in the barracks where a guy had some candy bars and a Coke. At the white PX, you could buy almost anything. We had nothin’. There was no black servicemen’s club. No place for recreation. . . .Although there were five theaters on the post, there were none that black soldiers could use.