American Red Cross Rest Room for African-American Soldiers and Sailors
12/2/1918
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The original caption for this photograph reads: American Red Cross Rest Room for Colored Soldiers and Sailors. Colored sailors in the rest room of the Red Cross headquarters, Branch No. 6, of the New Orleans Chapter. This room has been fitted for the use of the colored sailors and soldiers by Louise J. Ross.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952.
National Archives Identifier: 26431298
Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-127A-16; American Red Cross Rest Room for Colored Soldiers and Sailors; 12/2/1918; Colored Troops; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/african-american-soldiers-sailors-rest-room, September 7, 2024]Activities that use this document
- African American Soldiers and Civil Rights During WWI
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