Part Three of a Three-Part Series: African Americans and the Making of America When President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany in April 1917, he described the mission as one of making the world “safe for democracy.” It was a powerful declaration of purpose. Yet for African Americans, the words carried a …
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