After reading the June 1918 volume of The Crisis, I decided to glance through later volumes to see what was said about the war as the US continued its involvement. I came across the October 1918 volume, which provides accounts of African American troops fighting in France in the section called "The Looking-Glass" under the header "In France." The reports tells of the troops fighting off "a fierce German attack" and driving the Germans back, and "the French commander of the sector has cited the whole regiment as worthy of receiving the war cross" (276). Other writers go on to describe the general resilience and stellar character of the black troops. 

This type of action in France is something Jennifer D. Keene touches on in her chapter on African American propaganda posters. Keene writes about a Fourth Liberty Loan poster featuring a photograph of black troops receiving honors. Although a mainstream narrative was put forth that they were receiving American honors, "the African American units amassing these honorable combat records were serving under French, not American, command" (Keene 220).

The fact that accounts like this are featured in The Crisis shows the access to, and spreading of, knowledge of what was actually happening abroad. Despite the government's best efforts to portray to African Americans that the American army was effectively utilizing and rewarding black troops, major black publications were putting forth the true nature of these accomplishments. Keene writes that false depictions like the aforementioned poster did the opposite of what was intended, reinforcing "the feeling that prejudice and discrimination within the American army left the vast majority of African American troops digging ditches or unloading ships" (221).

The inclusion of this information shows the importance of black publications like The Crisis for presenting truth to their readers. Along with other volumes, we can see that the contributors had the difficult task of balancing support for the war effort, displeasure with the American government's treatment of African Americans, and the continued hope that participation in the war efforts would result in social and political progress.