Durham Integrates Names of Fallen WWI Soldiers

In 1921, Durham leaders erected a statue in the downtown district to honor fallen WWI soldiers from the Bull City.

In keeping with the backwardness of the times, however, the names of white soldiers were segregated from the names of Black soldiers who also served and died during the wartime period from 1917 to 1919.

A century later, the names of the fallen are now desegregated.

From Updated WWI Memorial in Durham Now Honors Black, White Soldiers Together - INDY Week.