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              <text>African American Combat Soldiers in France, c. 1918-1919  </text>
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              <text>Of the nearly four hundred thousand African American soldiers serving during the First World War, only 40,000 saw combat. A majority served in the Services of Supply (SOS) regiments unloading ships, repairing battlefields, and building roads. These men represent the invisible labor responsible for the Allied victory. </text>
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              <text>"African American Combat Soldiers in France, c. 1918-1919," Box MSS1218. Robert Langmuir African American Photograph Collection, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University. </text>
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