Ryan Green

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Ryan Green was born and raised in Bakersfield, California. After a brief stint in the Air Force he received his B.A. from the University of California Davis. Currently a Ph.D. student at Boston College, he studies the history of American foreign policy with a focus on death and dying in the American military.

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"Some of the colored men of the 369th who won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action." (Photo: NARA)

“Go Forward or Die”: The Harlem Hellfighters in World War I

February 24, 2015By Ryan Green

The United States of American entered World War I with a lofty goal: to make the world “safe for democracy.” Millions of Americans answered their nation’s call to arms, including African Americans who did not enjoy the acceptance of their own countrymen.