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>> we take you now inside the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture, we return fighting, the african-american experience in world war i.

retired colonel krewasky salter guest associate curator. first explain, the meaning behind the title. it hints at a story beyond two years of service and fighting over there. >> actually, exactly, we return, fighting, the african-american experience, world war i.

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number one.

you don't see the word military. it is not just about soldiers. it is about civilians.

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men and women. soldiers and civilians. young and old. white and black. that is the long title. the short title, we return fighting, speaks to what happened after the war and how african-americans use world war i as a transformative event for them, just like it was a transformative event throughout the gl