Sidelights on Negro Soldiers
CHARLES H. WILLIAMS
Special Investigator of Conditions among Negro Soldiers in the World War
With an Introduction by BENJAMIN BRAWLEY
BOSTON B. J. BRIMMER COMPANY 1923
Copyright 1923 By B. J. BRIMMER COMPANY First Edition, June, 1923
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
THE AMBROSE PRESS, INC. Norwood, Massachusetts
Dedicated to the Memory of
My Mother
and to
My Aunt
Mrs. Maria Burnside
Charles H. Williams
SIDELIGHTS ON NEGRO SOLDIERS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
CREDENTIALS
GIRLS’ PROTECTIVE AGENCY
TRAVELERS’ AID SOCIETY
Y. W. C. A.—HOSTESS HOUSES
IN FRANCE
CRITICISM OF THE “Y”
SALVATION ARMY
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
AGENCIES IN THE ARMY
NEGRO CHAPLAINS
BASE HOSPITALS
RED CROSS. NEGRO NURSES
RED CROSS CANTEEN SERVICE
WAR CAMP COMMUNITY SERVICE
THE NEGRO CHURCH
FEDERAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
PIONEER INFANTRY ORGANIZATIONS
INFANTRY ENGAGEMENTS
ARTILLERY
317TH ENGINEER REGIMENT
92ND DIVISIONAL TRAINS
SECRETARY BAKER AND GENERAL PERSHING
369TH INFANTRY
370TH INFANTRY
371ST INFANTRY
372ND INFANTRY