Aug 28, 2020 · When war broke out in Europe in 1914, Americans were very reluctant to get involved and remained neutral for the better part of the war.

African-American soldiers provided much support overseas to the European Allies. Those in black units who served as laborers, stevedores and in engineer service ...

Feb 1, 2020 · The Marine Corps Commandant, Major General Thomas Holcomb, resented being forced to accept African Americans into the Corps, and unlike the Army ...

In a nation with reinstated federal segregation, laws restricting civil rights and significant racial violence, Black communities met a war to “make the ...

Feb 1, 2018 · “To the pragmatic French army instructors, the soldiers were Americans, black Americans, to be trained for combat within their ranks. The ...

Jul 21, 2014 · The service of African-Americans in the military had dramatic implications for African-Americans. Black soldiers faced systemic racial ...

African Americans served bravely and with distinction in every theater of World. War II, while simultaneously struggling for their own civil rights from ...

This survey collects statutorily required data on African American employees in the state workforce. The survey data is available on the Illinois Open Data ...