The Marines of Montford Point: America's First Black MarinesUniv of North Carolina Press, 2007 - 202 páginas With an executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, the United States Marine Corps--the last all-white branch of the U.S. military--was forced to begin recruiting and enlisting African Americans. The first black recruits received basic trai |
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Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 1 Home Towns | 14 |
Chapter 2 Joining Up | 23 |
Chapter 3 Getting There | 36 |
Chapter 4 Training at Montford Point | 47 |
Chapter 5 Resisting Segregation in the Civilian World | 77 |
Chapter 6 Fighting Segregation in the Corps | 96 |
World War II | 118 |
Korea and Vietnam | 156 |
Chapter 9 Legacy | 178 |
Interviewee Biographies | 183 |
Further Reading | 193 |
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The Marines of Montford Point (EasyRead Large Bold Edition) Melton Alonza McLaurin Pré-visualização limitada - 2007 |
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