In the lead up to and during World War II the military establishment continued to maintain that African-Americans soldiers were not as capable as their white counterparts and needed more intensive ...

African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African Americans during World War II reflected that of the wider American culture. According to a report commissioned ...

At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the exhibition Double Victory: The African American Military Experience provides visitors a valuable overview. You can read a story from ...

The US Navy is to name its new aircraft carrier ... But his legacy has lived on as one of the first African American heroes of World War II. Cuba Gooding Jr played the role of Doris Miller in ...

They were led by Freddie Meeks, Navy seaman second class ... part of “Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II,” a sprawling new exhibit at the National ...