Record #:

14796

Author(s):

Carraway, Gertrude

Abstract:

June 1, 1942 marked the first time African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps. For 167 years the Corps remained segregated. A camp opened called the Negro Marine camp at Montford Point at Camp Lejeune, New River. Howard P. Perry, a native of Charlotte, became the first African American to enroll in the Corps.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 6, July 1943, p8-9, por

Subject(s):

United States. Marine Corps