Call for donations
Comité d'assistance aux troupes noiresForm letter, April 10, 1915
© Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris / Roger Viollet
To an even greater extent than soldiers from territories invaded by the enemy, native colonial army troops were uprooted from their homes. This charity, in a very colonial spirit, offered help to black soldiers, especially those on leave, as well as their families in Africa.
