African American soldier's family before training of U.S. 154th Depot Brigade and 301st Engineers Battalion in Louisville, Kentucky. An African American soldier's family in the United States. The family stand and talk. African American soldier's family as they read his World War 1 military induction letter indicating his appointment. The African American soldier and his family prays before he leaves for training.
(Dramatized) views of African American soldier's family after his World War 1 training in the U.S. Army in Louisville, Kentucky. An African American soldier's family as they read a letter from him. The letter written by the African American soldier, with text saying it is written from somewhere in France. Service star hanging in window to show that the family has a service member in the war. The father of the soldier takes out a sword from a shelf. He walks to a sharpening wheel in the outside yard. He sharpens the sword as his wife operates the hand machine.