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[AFRICAN AMERICANA - WORLD WAR I]. Colored Man is No Slacker. Chicago, IL: E.G. Renesch, 1918.
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold
$550
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Location
Cincinnati
Description

[AFRICAN AMERICANA - WORLD WAR I]. Colored Man is No Slacker. Chicago, IL: E.G. Renesch, 1918.


16 x 19 3/4 in. (some corner and edge wear incl. loss to top right corner, colors vivid and bright). 

Recruitment poster encouraging the enlistment of African American men in the US Army during World War I. Background features an African American infantry unit marching with a 42-star flag. A new recruit bids his wife farewell.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.