Black Soldiers: Global Conflict During Jim Crow – w/ Adriane Lentz-Smith

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">U.S. involvement in world wars and the domestic Black freedom struggle shaped one another. By emphasizing the diverse stories of servicemen and women, historian Adriane Lentz-Smith situates Black soldiers as agents of American empire who were simultaneously building their own institutions at home. While white elected officials worked to systemically embed segregation into government, African Americans attempted to bolster their citizenship and freedom rights through soldiering. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Educators!</span> <a href= "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuXWiVuj9_vNR0EBRXwfBlIJ7CpYwiwNTtDtrQWDxZB9nrdw/viewform?usp=pp_url&entry.1748617993=9:+Black+Soldiers:+Global+Conflict+During+Jim+Crow"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Get a professional development certificate</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the code word, then visit</span> <a href= "https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/professional-development"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">tolerance.org/podcastpd</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And be sure to visit the</span> <a href= "https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/teaching-hard-history/jim-crow-era/black-soldiers-global-conflict-during-jim-crow"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">enhanced episode transcript</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for additional classroom resources for teaching about the intersection of</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Black military service and American Jim Crow.</span></p> <p> </p>