The World War Memorial at Kimball, West Virginia, a national historic landmark, recognizes the more-than-1,500 black residents of McDowell County who fought in World War I. The building is the first to memorialize black veterans in the U.S.
The World War Memorial at Kimball, West Virginia, a national historic landmark, recognizes the more-than-1,500 black residents of McDowell County who fought in World War I. The building is the first to memorialize black veterans in the U.S.
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