Timerlate Kirven (on left) and Cpl. Samuel J. Love, Sr., the first African-American Marines decorated by the famed Second Marine Division. They received Purple Hearts for wounds received in the Battle of Saipan. Mid - A gun crew of six African-Americans who were given the Navy Cross ...
As the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue to challenge myths about the country’s history. One enduring myth is that slavery was a largely male endeavor — that, for the most part, the buying, se... ...
Two Worlds: African American Servicemembers, WWII and TodayThe death of George Floyd in police custody on May 25, 2020 galvanized Americans from every...Bristol, Douglas W., Jr.U.S. Army War CollegeParameters
But collective amnesia has consequences. When Americans celebrate the country’s victory in WWII, but forget that theU.S. armed forceswere segregated, that the Red Crosssegregated blood donorsor that many black WWII veterans returned to the country only to be denied jobs or housing...
Explore the forgotten stories of Black Rosies in WWII and their significant contributions to the war effort, reshaping societal norms. Explore your ancestry with a free trial! Why Did Some African-Americans Fight for the Confederacy? The presence of African American soldiers in the Confederate army...
Cheyney University (PA) was the first HBCU and was founded in 1837. Two years before this, Oberlin College (my alma matter) was the first historically white institution (HWI) to admit African Americans. Most of the HBCUs were associated with Christian denominations, such as the various ...
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans. Released: 2016 Directed by: Ava DuVernay Also ranks #7 on The Best Black Documentaries Also ranks #7 on ...
WWII Forces Got Their Mail The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion helped boost the morale of millions of Americans during WWII. Read more An Uphill Fight Universal History Archive/Getty Images A lathe operator at an aircraft manufacturing plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1942. Yet, despite ...
African-Americans in the Pacific Northwest–Guest Blog by Evangeline Holland Note: This is cross-posted with permission from Edwardian Promenade. Excerpt from the September 1913 issue ofThe Crisis: Mr. Harris’s Grocery, Tacoma, WA The characteristic of the Great Northwest is its unexpectedness. On...
When the Civil War ended, there was a lot of optimism that African Americans would finally achieve equality. In this lesson, we're going to see...