Usually when we think of World War 2, images of allied forces storming the beaches of Normandy during the invasion of Europe ...
In December 1944, American soldiers serving in the Ardennes region of Belgium were suddenly struck by an overwhelmingly horde ...
I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...
The Six Triple Eight shares the story of an all-Black battalion of WACs that faced unimaginable challenges while serving overseas during WWII.
When the U.S. military decided to assign three African American engineering regiments to the Alaska Highway project, it departed from its usual segregationist policies. Since the Civil War ...
During this time the unit never lost any prisoners or ... advancements in the treatment of their African-American personnel. World War II was a watershed for race relations within the Armed ...
Finger Lakes Community College is marking Black History Month with an online talk by Jeffrey Sammons, a professor emeritus of history at New York University. The event, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb.
Key pieces of history have ties to Chattanooga during World War II, all displayed in the film Six Triple Eight. This story is about several African American wom ...