An excerpt from Complete History of the Colored Soldiers in the World War, ca. 1919, discussing Sergeant Henry Johnson.

For more information about Henry Johnson, see:

http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/educators/lessonplan/african-american-history-honored-as-heroes/ - a History Detectives video clip about a Henry Johnson poster.

http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/johnson/ - a U. S. army website for Henry Johnson posthumously receiving the Medal of Honor in 2015.

Citation Information
Excerpt from “Complete history of the colored soldiers in the world war,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/3621c4a22794f1bb4d3addc21238ccd0.
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Courtesy of University of Michigan via HathiTrust.

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