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History Detectives
Our Colored Heroes
In this episode, History Detective Tukufu Zuberi is the one asking for help. Tukufu comes to host Elyse Luray for help learning about the origins of an amazing World War I poster he owns. The poster shows an African-American soldier bravely fighting German soldiers. Tukufu thinks it was a recruitment poster for the United States Army, but Elyse isn’t so sure.
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Shipwreck Cannons; Connecticut Farmhouse; Kahlil Gibran Painting
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Black Tom Shell; USS Olympia Glass; Front Street Blockhouse
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Hindenburg Artifact; Bonus Army Stamp; Dempsey Fight Bell
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China Marine Jacket; Airstream Caravan; Lincoln Forgery
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Japanese Balloon Bomb; Society Circus Program; Camp David Letter
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Red Hand Flag; Seth Eastman Painting; Isleton Tong
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World War II Diary; 1856 Mormon Tale; Annie Oakley Coin
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Great Mexican War Posters; Nora Holt Autograph Book; Muhlenberg Robe
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Investigating a projection screen with possible Cuban Missile Crisis connections.