Category Archives: War

WWI Wednesday: Psychical Phenomena and the War

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Evangeline Holland

Spiritualism experienced a resurgence during WWI and immediately afterwards. A given since the world was shrouded by death and destruction for nearly five years (including the Spanish Flu epidemic). In his book, Psychical Phenomena and the War, Hereward Carrington, a … Continue reading →

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WWI Wednesday: Building the Trenches

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Evangeline Holland

Modern trenches are intended to give cover from fire and from view. They are seldom roofed over, so that, as a matter of fact, they can be seen from the air, but it is not by any means an easy … Continue reading →

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Addie Hunton on the work of Black YMCA workers in WWI

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Evangeline Holland

Kathryn Magnolia Johnson (1878–1955), a high school teacher, worked for the NAACP as a field agent from 1913 to 1916, establishing branches in the Midwest and South. Addie Waites Hunton (1866–1943), a fellow teacher, worked as a NAACP field organizer … Continue reading →

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