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This project represents notable West Indian Americans and Caribbean Canadians . These are Americans with origin in the Dutch-, English-, and French-speaking lands of the Caribbean. Their population of 2,532,380 accounted for 0.83% of the U.S. population in 2008.The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin. Many Canadians identify as Black even though they may have multi-ethnic ancest...
This project will highlight British-born Blacks who fought in World War I.==Notables==Notable Black British soldiers in WWI include:* Second Lieutenant Walter Tull (1888-1918) who was one of the first Black British officers. His older brother, Sapper William Tull (1882-1920), appears to have also served in WWI (his records are missing) which raises the possibility that they are amongst the firs...
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The main information is from the book, Jamaican Volunteers in the First World War: Race, Masculinity and the Development of a National Consciousness, by Richard Smith, Manchester, Manchester University Press, c. 2004, ISBN: 0719069858. Review of book The two main units mentioned and expounded upon in this marvellous book are the West India Regiment(s) (WIR), which was made up of mainly Jamaican...