Anson WW I service is honored
Anson County Courthouse
Wadesboro, Anson County
"Erected by the Craighead-Dunlap Chapter, Daughters of The American Revolution, November 11, 1924"
In Honor of the men and women of Anson County who went forth at the call of their country to serve in the Great War
for world-wide liberty"
A companion listing for negro soldiers is on another plaque. This segregated approach to honoring the service of veterans says volumes about the politics of Jim Crow in 1920's North Carolina. Both DAR chapters choose to create a separate system, while still honoring the contributions of the black community. The saddest part of this is that many of the Patriots of the American Revolution were black.
Notice that three women are also listed on this plaque, also set apart from the men.
