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President Woodrow Wilson’s war declaration in April 1917 tasked able-bodied American men with the very great responsibility of defending our nation from a foreign enemy. But it was not a burden they shouldered alone. Every segment of American society mobilized behind the Allied war effort. Manufacturers exponentially increased production to meet the new material and munitions needs of the nation.

Thanks in part to five grants from the State Library more than 175,000 images from Greensboro history are now available online through an innovative project called Textiles, Teachers and Troops. Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Kluttz, Deputy Secretary Kevin Cherry and State Librarian Cal Shepard were on hand for the unveiling of the project earlier this month, and both the Secretary and Dr. Cherry spoke about the importance of making materials from libraries and archives available online for the public to explore.