KELLY MILLER, A.M., LL.D.
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Howard University, WashingtonD.C.
KELLY MILLER'S HISTORY
OF
The World War
FOR
Human Rights
An Intensely Human and Brilliant Account of the World War; Why AmericaEntered the Conflict; What the Allies Fought For; And a ThrillingAccount of the Important Part Taken by the Negro in the Tragic Defeat ofGermany; The Downfall of Autocracy, and Complete Victory for the Causeof Righteousness and Freedom.
INCLUDING
A Wonderful Array of Striking Pictures Made from Recent OfficialPhotographs, Illustrating and Describing the New and Awful Devices Usedin the Horrible Methods of Modern Warfare, together with RemarkablePictures of the Negro in Action in Both Army and Navy.
BY
KELLY MILLER, A.M., LL.D.
The Well-Known and Popular Author of "Race Adjustment," "Out of theHouse of Bondage" and "The Disgrace of Democracy."
ALSO
Important Contribution by JOHN J. PERSHING, the Famous General,FREDERICK DRINKER, the Noted War Correspondent, and E.A. ALLEN, Authorof "The History of Civilization."
Copyright, 1919
By
A. JENKINS
Copyright, 1919
By
O. KELLER
THE NEGRO'S PART IN THE WAR
By Professor Kelly Miller, the Well-Known Thinker and Writer.
This treatise will set forth the black man's part in the world's warwith the logical sequence of facts and the brilliant power of statementfor which the author is famous. The mere announcement that the author of"Race Adjustment," "Out of the House of Bondage," and "The Disgrace ofDemocracy" is to present a history of the Negro in the great worldconflict, is sufficient to arouse expectancy among the wide circle ofreaders who eagerly await anything that flows from his pen.
In this treatise, Professor Miller will trace briefly, but withconsuming interest, the relation of the Negro to the great wars of thepast. He will point out the never-failing fount of loyalty andpatriotism which characterizes the black man's nature, and will showthat the Negro has never been a hireling, but has always beencharacterized by that moral energy which actuates all true heroism.
The conduct of the Negro in the present struggle will be set forth witha brilliant and pointed pen. The idea of three hundred thousand AmericanNegroes crossing three thousand miles of sea to fight against autocracyof the German crown constitutes the most interesting chapter in thehistory of this modern crusade against an unholy cause. The valor andheroism of the Afro-American contingent were second to none according tothe unanimous testimony of those who were in command of this highenterprise.
The story of Negro officers in command of troops of their own color willprove the wisdom of a policy entered upon with much distrust andmisgiving. It is just here that Professor Miller reaches the high-watermark. Here is a story never told before, because the world has neverbefore witnessed Negro officers in large numbers participating in thedirective side of war waged on the high level of modern science andsystem.
Professor Miller's treatise carries its own prophecy. He logicallyenough forecasts the future of the race in glowing colors as the resultof his loyal and patriotic conduct in this great world epoch.
The author wisely queries: "When, hereafter, the Negro asks for hisrights as an American citizen, where can the American be found with