"The Tommies, they brought up some German prisoners and these prisoners were spitting on their hands and wiping on their faces, to say we were painted black," says Blackman. |
"This is a white man's war." |
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In today's culture, people know right from wrong, as well as understand the basic rights of any human. But in the past, judgement was clouded by false information and biased opinions of others. Could you put yourself in another's footsteps to try and understand both why and how racism occurred during World War 1?
The image provided at the right depicts just one of the many segregated units of soldiers who fought in the war.
"The Tommies, they brought up some German prisoners and these prisoners were spitting on their hands and wiping on their faces, to say we were painted black," says Blackman. |
"This is a white man's war." |