"COME ALONG MEN!" Recruitment Poster
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Title
"COME ALONG MEN!" Recruitment Poster
Description
This Poster encouraged white men to join the Army and fight overseas, using themes like masculinity and duty to entice impressionable young men. Unlike white Canadians, Black Canadians weren't allowed in the majority of military units and were forced into the No. 2 Construction Battalion, focused on labour and not combat. On the one hand, white people were welcomed as soldiers, whereas Black men had their opportunities greatly limited within the military.
Creator
Unknown
Source
“COME ALONG MEN!” Recruitment Poster, 1916, Acadia University Archives, https://digital-archives.acadiau.ca/node/3470 .
Publisher
Acadia University Archives
Date
1916
Rights
All Rights Reserved.
Files
Citation
Unknown, “"COME ALONG MEN!" Recruitment Poster,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed December 5, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/737.