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Very patriotic movie from 1945 that shows how blacks have been in history since the Boston Massacre of 1770 . The Minister who is speaking in this church setting is actually one of the few black screenwriters in Hollywood at the time and he wrote this movie narrative.
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1stSgt Eugene Harless
LTC (Join to see) - I can't remember the source off hand but a few years back I read a very candid I.G. report written by an African American Major following WW2. He addressed the issues in recruiting, training and retaining blacks in the Army. It addressed a lot of issues that he felt impacted negatively on being able to train them. A lot of it had to do with the side affects of racism and the segregation of society. Poor nutrition and education meant that many black men were unqualified to serve, plus there were instances of blacks either deliberately avoiding service, or when serving being reluctant to perform due to them feeling that the country did not accept hem as equals and they shouldnt be expected to sacrifice for it.
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1stSgt Eugene Harless - Sad but true and I can see how Southern Rascism would not allow monuments to these heroes being erected in the South like it was in the North.
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1stSgt Eugene Harless
LTC (Join to see) - It was not a regional issue. The report mentioned several Northern cities had problems with the draft, the black muslims openly stood against blacks enlisting. Elijah Muhammad served 4 years in federal prison for 8 counts of sedition.
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Blacks fought on the side of the British in the Revolution, slavery was illegal in the British Empire
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