In 1919, Royal Christian privately published a memoir based on his experiences in World War I as a professional valet for Colonel Moorhead C. Kennedy in Paris and London. This narrative is a unique contribution to the history of African American men in WWI. However, the book has been lost to public knowledge for almost a century.
In 1919, Royal Christian privately published a memoir based on his experiences in World War I as a professional valet for Colonel Moorhead C. Kennedy in Paris and London. This narrative is a unique contribution to the history of African American men in WWI. However, the book has been lost to public knowledge for almost a century.
Pellom McDaniels III is the Curator of African American collections in the Stuart A. Rose Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Library at Emory University. He is the author of The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy and has contributed essays to anthologies such as Baseball and Philosophy, All Stars and Movie Stars: Sports in Film History, and The Olympics and Philosophy. His articles and reviews appear in the Journal of Sports History, Black Ball: A Negro Leagues Journal, and Ohio Valley History.
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Introduction Chapter 1: Trying to Get in the Army Chapter 2: Booked for the Other Side Chapter 3: Crossing the Pond Chapter 4: London as I Saw It During the War Chapter 5: Victory Pageant in London: Greatest Chapter 6: The Downfall of Kaiser Bill Chapter Seven: The Shouting Notes
Introduction Chapter 1: Trying to Get in the Army Chapter 2: Booked for the Other Side Chapter 3: Crossing the Pond Chapter 4: London as I Saw It During the War Chapter 5: Victory Pageant in London: Greatest Chapter 6: The Downfall of Kaiser Bill Chapter Seven: The Shouting Notes
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