The One Man Army - They Named Him Black Death

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On the night of May 1918, Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts were patrolling a bridge on the Argonne Forest's western side.

Johnson, a black American soldier, had been dispatched to France in 1918 to aid the French Army in its battle against the Germans.

When his companion fell asleep, Johnson began hearing a strange noise that only became louder with time. When Roberts refused to wake up, Johnson started preparing his weapons, including a French bayonet and an American bolo knife.

His suspicions were proved right when he noticed several German soldiers approaching them.

Johnson was terrified. But instead of running, he decided to fight.

And thus ensued a battle of one American man against dozens of German soldiers. Johnson's one-man army took out four soldiers and wounded many, many more.

Although Johnson's story is one of true courage and heroism, history condemned him to oblivion for many years because of the color of his skin.

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