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 ...

They made a good first impression, but I have no faith in the inherent fighting ability of the race. This was what General ...

Fifty Black sailors refused to go back to work after the deadly Port Chicago explosion, citing unaddressed safety concerns. Convicted of mutiny, they weren't exonerated until last year.

In just a few years the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard made significant advancements in the treatment of their African-American personnel. World War II was a watershed for race relations ...

But his legacy has lived on as one of the first African American heroes of World War II. Cuba Gooding Jr played the role of Doris Miller in the 2001 film Pearl Harbor, while Waco unveiled a statue ...

"Moreover, the only military unit that was commanded by an African-American before the Second World War", Domingo says. blacks, whites, Latinos and Jews fought together; there was no segregation.

Congressman Don Davis said the bill, H.R. 6750, names the post office at 501 Mercer Street the “Milton F. Fitch, Sr. Post ...

Fitch served in the U.S. Army for nearly five years and Congressman Don Davis said he was instrumental in the success of the Red Ball Express, which delivered crucial supplies to Allied troops in ...