we can still hear echoes of the voices of African soldiers, carrier corps, and the larger public during World War One. Image source, ALAMY Let me conclude by reflecting on that visit I made to the ...

The young African American soldier sits on a chair, his legs crossed, his right elbow resting on a table beside him. A vase of flowers sits on the table. An American flag leans in the background.

The landing, a pivotal moment in World War II, involved a large number of African soldiers conscripted in French colonies. It came a little over two months after D-Day began the liberation of ...