The Associated Press on MSN8d
1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
The names are carved on poles of African hardwood that are set upright as if reaching for the sun. No one knows where the men ...
Al Jazeera English13d
Forgotten no more: The Black South Africans who died in WWI Africa
Most of the estimated 11,500 South Africans – white and Black – who lost their lives in the Great War have been commemorated in some form. Due to the country’s racialised politics ...
Military Times8d
After 106 years, Black South African WWI troops honored with memorial
In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI.
Stars and Stripes9d
1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
While South Africa has several memorials dedicated to its white soldiers who died in both world wars, the Black servicemen’s contribution was ignored for decades. It was in danger of being lost ...
ABC News9d
Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI honored with memorial
While South Africa has several memorials dedicated to its white soldiers who died in both world wars, the Black servicemen's contribution was ignored for decades. It was in danger of being lost ...