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Who fought in World War One and the American Civil War?
Were a third of those that fought for the British Army in World War One of black or Asian decent, and did black men really fight for Confederacy in the American Civil War?
This week we look at two numerical claims about wars and who did or didn’t fight in them. Were a third of those that fought for the British Army in World War One of black or Asian decent, and did black men really fight for Confederacy in the American Civil War? More or Less investigates.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Lizzy McNeill
(Photo: A Black American troop band marching through London at the end of WWI, November 1918. Credit: J.B.Helsby/Getty Images)
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Tue 1 Oct 2019
01:50GMT
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- Mon 30 Sep 2019 12:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
- Tue 1 Oct 2019 01:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
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