In WWII, a segregated U.S. Army deployed to fight Hitler — and brought Jim Crow : NPR
date linked: 21 June 2023
source: link to article, from npr.org
I had never heard about this story before. It’s tempting to think of World War II as “a good war,” but stories like this complicate it. How is this blatant racism compatible with fighting against the Nazis?
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