African American Soldiers in World Wars I and II
2020-10-24T14:30:30-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMGVkXC8yMDIwMTAyNDE0NDA0OTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Three historians discussed the struggle by black troops in two World Wars to overcome racism and earn the right to fight as combat soldiers. Speakers included John Morrow Jr. and Jeffrey Sammons, co-authors of Harlem’s Rattlers and the Great War, and Robert Jefferson, author of Fighting for Hope. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this discussion and provided the video.
Three historians discussed the struggle by black troops in two World Wars to overcome racism and earn the right to fight as combat soldiers.… read more
Three historians discussed the struggle by black troops in two World Wars to overcome racism and earn the right to fight as combat soldiers. Speakers included John Morrow Jr. and Jeffrey Sammons, co-authors of Harlem’s Rattlers and the Great War, and Robert Jefferson, author of Fighting for Hope. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this discussion and provided the video. close
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