In just a few years the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard made significant advancements in the treatment of their African-American personnel. World War II was a watershed for race relations ...

The Marine Corps article, which now leads to a 404 ... Courtesy of Alfreda Dean Masters "During a time of hardship, African American Marines honored the call, stood for what they believed in ...

African American soldiers and white officers from ... chose black troops from the Fourth Division of the Ninth Army Corps to lead the assault. But Major General George Meade overruled him, fearing ...

The Army Corps of Engineers has followed a federal ... of the opportunities of normalcy that we have made not just as African ...