Miller, Buster
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Miller, Buster
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Miller, Buster
Miller, Buster, 1896-
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Miller, Buster, 1896-
Miller, Grover C. Buster
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Miller, Grover C. Buster
Miller, G. C. (Grover C.)
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Miller, G. C. (Grover C.)
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Grover C. "Buster" Miller was a sports reporter who worked for The New York Age and whose columns included "Sports Parade" and "Sports of the Age." In 1938, he was credited as a guest columnist and from 1939 onwards as the sports editor.
Buster Miller discusses his activities before, during and after the First World War. Before the war, he worked for his father in the cotton industry. He describes his training and assignments, the military bases he trained at and being transported overseas to Brest, France. He reflects upon the treatment of black soldiers and his recollections of a typical day in the armed services. He also recalls the time he spent in Germany. After the war, he returned home on the H.M.C.S. St. Claire. He mentioned how he was treated following his returned home, his employment prospects and family life. In closing, he discusses his church affiliation and his pension from the United States government.
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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2009105771
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African American athletes
African American jockeys
African American journalists
African Americans
African Americans
African Americans in mass media
African American sportswriters
Discrimination in sports
Military training camps
Soldiers
Sports journalism
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Track and field athletes
World War, 1914-1918
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Camp Shelby (Miss.)
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Camp Doniphan (Okla.)
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United States
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New York (State)--New York
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United States
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Tennessee--Milliton
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