Record #:

7606

Author(s):

Moore, Carole; Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

During World War II, the American armed services were mostly segregated. In 1943, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, which forced the commandant of the Marine Corps to admit African Americans. Almost 20,000 African Americans signed up and went through basic training between 1943 and 1949. Moore recounts some of their experiences in this period of racial segregation.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 8, Jan 2006, p88-90, 92, 94, il

Subject(s):

United States--Armed forces--African Americans; United States. Marine Corps--History