Maryland has declared March 9 as 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day to honor the legacy of the predominantly Black, all female sector of the Women Army Corp (WAC) who served during World War II.
Category: AFRO Coverage of Jim Crow-WWII: 1942-1967
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1942-1967: AFRO Reports the Battles Against Jim Crow Racism–World War II, Southern Injustice
World War II revealed that African Americans are just as patriotic as the rest of America despite the types of treatment they were subjected to in every aspect of American life. The Jim Crow system of discriminatory practices had not prevented African Americans from defending their nation during wartime. At the outbreak of World War […]
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Oct. 5, 1957 – ‘Little Rock Nine’ describes 1st day in integrated school
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – “it was really pleasant and everyone was extra nice today.” That was the reaction of Miss Melba Patillo, pretty and vivacious junior, after her first day of integrated classes at Central High School. She was one of the pioneering pupils at the school, four of whom held a brief press conference […]
