Fighting for the Right to Fight: The National WWII Museum’s dedication to Black soldiers
Race relations and the fight for ethnic equality have been an ongoing pursuit since the birth of the nation. Every facet of ...
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Black World War II medic who treated wounded soldiers on D-Day awarded posthumous Distinguished Service Cross
In 1997, Woodson was on the shortlist for the Medal of Honor when the first Black World War II soldiers were honored ... this metal earlier because of the color of his skin,” Van Hollen told ...
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Race and the Army During World War II
when the U.S. Army desegregated its units for the first and only time during World War II, at the Battle of the Bulge. Roughly 2,500 African Americans fought alongside white soldiers to repel the ...