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4 unusual facts about Martha Settle Putney


Martha Settle Putney

At the time of her death at age 92 she was working on a fourth book portraying the contributions of blacks in combat dating back to the American Revolutionary War.

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1993 Outstanding Book on Human Rights Award from the Gustav Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in America, for When the Nation was in Need: Blacks in the Women's Army Corps During World War II.

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The initial deployment of the CWSS in early 1998 included data about the 235,000 members of the United States Colored Troops.

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After brief stints at Morgan State University and Prairie View A&M University, she joined Bowie State College's history and geography department, which she chaired until 1974.



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