African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African Americans during World War II reflected that of the wider American culture. According to a report commissioned ...
Citing U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs statistics, the National WWII Museum said there were only 325,574 American World War II veterans left alive in 2020. Sixteen million Americans served in ...
Honored as Heroes: Analyzing the Role of Race in World War I Students learn about two African-American World War I heroes and analyze period propaganda posters to understand how racial relations ...
John Mercer Langston be­comes the first African American elect­ed to public office when he wins the po­sition of clerk of Brownhelm Township, in Ohio. Though not well known today, Langston was one of ...