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How the Identity of the Only Black Woman to Serve in the U.S. Army in World War I Was Just Discovered

African-American heroines are everywhere in U.S. history — though they were often unseen by contemporaries. Sometimes, they simply hid. Juneteenth is a fitting occasion to celebrate one woman who did just that: Renee Messelin was a member of the first unit of American women soldiers who served in World War I.

 

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