2. He was a Sikh, from the Punjab, a group that was heavily recruited by the British army after the 1857 rebellion.
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3. On the hundred anniversary of WWI & 96th anniversary of its end I want to think about imperial soldiers like my great-grand father
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@nestruck There are some newer Harper-era history books that make this claim, yes.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@billmon1 The historian Robin D. G. Kelley well about this (Morrocan troops & left racism). See his book Race Rebels.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nestruck Yeah, holiday has changed. In 1920s it was very anti-war: "never again"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nestruck Harper & Tories have been pretty deliberately trying to overturn that older Trudeau-ite version of history.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@billmon1 Wait, maybe I'm mis-remembering. I know Kelly has an essay about Morrocan troops in one of his books.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@billmon1 It's a good book. He's a good historian. Has done some fine work on the CPUSA's work in the American South.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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