After a chance encounter with a Marine recruiter in Oklahoma City who asked Masters if he'd like to become the first Black Marine, to which he said yes, Masters enlisted. He served in a segregated ...

In the lead up to and during World War II the military establishment continued to maintain that African-Americans soldiers were not as capable as their white counterparts and needed more intensive ...

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 ...

Over 20,000 African American Marines were trained at the camp between 1942 and 1949. These Marines fought in World War II. In 2012, six veterans from the Wilmington area were honored with the ...

Tami Gold’s latest documentary, Another Brother, tells the story of a young African-American Marine, Clarence Fitch, who left for Viet Nam in 1967 and returned with a heroin habit he would spend 15 ...

After a chance encounter with a Marine recruiter in Oklahoma City who asked Masters if he'd like to become the first Black Marine, to which he said yes, Masters enlisted. He served in a segregated ...

He served in a segregated unit in World War II in Guam and the South Pacific ... "During a time of hardship, African American Marines honored the call, stood for what they believed in and had ...