Image: Our Colored Heroes (1918), by E.G. Renesch of Chicago
Description: Our Colored Heroes (1918), by E.G. Renesch of Chicago. The "Our Colored Heroes" lithograph, published by E.G. Renesch in 1918, depicts the German raid on then-Pvt. Henry Johnson and Pvt. Robert Needham during World War I. The lithograph quotes Gen. Pershing, who praises the two African American sentries, who "continued fighting after receiving wounds and despite the use of grenades by a superior force." (Image courtesy of the Tennessee State Library and Archives)
Title: Our Colored Heroes (1918), by E.G. Renesch of Chicago
Credit: https://i.mycdn.me/image?id=864118665984&t=3&plc=WEB&tkn=*878fZPRRfEpCK6hdE5RfGmyx630
Author: E.G. Renesch
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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