Surgery scars on his knees are the legacy of World War II for Julian Snipe. A mine exploded in Germany, destroying the ammo supply truck he was walking alongside. He woke on the ground in the bitter cold and couldn’t feel his legs. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Snipe joined the Army in 1942 as an 18-year-old. He […]
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How Black World War I vets shaped the civil rights movement | Futurity
The hundreds of thousands of African Americans who served in the US Army during World War I and returned home as heroes soon faced many more battles over their equality in American society, according to historian Chad Williams.
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