University of Georgia history professor John Morrow and University of New Mexico history professor Robert Jefferson discussed African American World War II veterans and the civil rights movement ...

Object Details Author Williams, Chad Louis 1976- Contents Democracy at war : African Americans, citizenship, and the meanings of military service -- The "race question" : the U.S. government and the ...

The name of an African-American war hero will soon appear on a street where he lived in West Philadelphia. Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. served as a medic in the fight against Adolf Hitler’s Nazi ...

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.

Known as the Six Triple Eight, the trailblazing African American World War II Women’s Army Corps unit is now the subject of a 2019 documentary produced by Cummings, a 2024 Netflix film for which ...

Understanding the history of African Americans is crucial to understanding the history of America. The experiences of African Americans have shaped many aspects of the United States. These lesson ...

And if ever the world needed that story, now is the moment.” Burying the hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members who died during World War II was a monumental task. On June 8, 1944, the U.S.

World War II has an extensive and complicated history that many historians and scholars still debate today. It is widely believed that the war began on September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded ...

International African American Museum Charleston, S.C. 2 minute read The International African American Museum Sahar Coston-Hardy—Esto/Redux By Ronda Racha Penrice July 25, 2024 6:43 AM EDT ...