Colored citizens anxious to enlist
Subject(s): Armed Forces--African American troops, Armies--Recruiting, enlistment, etc., Trenor, William O. (William Oren), 1879-1953, Virginia--Roanoke, World War (1914-1918)
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Article regarding the African American regiment being raised by William O. Trenor that is causing excitement in African American men eager to enlist and white men eager to become officers in Roanoke, Virginia.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1917-04-01
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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Citation
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Chicago:
Colored citizens anxious to enlist. [April 1, 1917]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279407. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Colored citizens anxious to enlist. [1 Apr. 1917]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279407.
APA:
Unknown., [1917, April 1]. Colored citizens anxious to enlist.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279407.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
APA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
