Joel Spingarn established a camp to train African Americans to serve as officers in the United States military

Time: 1917 warning

Place: U.S.

Details: As the United States prepared to enter World War I in 1917, Du Bois's colleague in the NAACP, Joel Spingarn, established a camp to train African Americans to serve as officers in the United States military.

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World War 1-Rapallo Conference

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