He crossed continents to fight in the greatest war of the ancient world. Memnon, the Ethiopian king, was a warrior so mighty, many believed he was born of the gods.

Priam is averse to this plan, but Helen (a self-possessed Andrea Patterson), whom many are blaming for the disastrous decade-long war, makes clear that it’s either Memnon or humiliation and death.

In one of the few book-length treatments of the subject, Nina Mjagkij conveys the full range of the African American experience during the Great War. Date 2011 ©2011 20th century Type Books Physical ...