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TIME CAPSULE: Racism
Recruiting during the war faced a significant challenge due to racial discrimination. By late 1944, the shortage of military nurses intensified due to the extensive military engagements, straining the availability of qualified personnel. Despite a registry of over 9,000 African-American nurses in the U.S., only a small fraction were considered for military service. The Army…
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The Negro Mess Attendant On The “Arizona”
Source: “The Negro Mess Attendant On The ”˜Arizona”™ – an Editorial From ”˜The Militant.”™” The Black Dispatch, 10 Jan. 1942, p. 4. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-black-dispatch/137086134/
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Heroism In Hawaii
Source: “Heroism In Hawaii.” The Greensboro Record, 13 May 1942, p. 6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greensboro-record/137086715/
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Says War Department Plans Assignment of Negro Aviation Squadron
Source: “Says War Department Plans Assignment of Negro Aviation Squadron.” The Morning Call, 11 July 1942, p. 22. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/136813013/
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African American Women become Nurses during WWII – 1945 Original Newsreel Footage
Source: “African American Women Become Nurses during WWII – 1945 Oroginal Newsreel Footage.” YouTube, History Break, 7 Feb. 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1ViHpDsVa8.
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African-American Women in Army Aviation
Source: “African-American Women in Army Aviation.” YouTube, U.S. Army Website Videos, 18 Feb. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-YH7hlfjPg.
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HISTORY – EQUALITY: Why Four Black Women Stood Up to the US Army During World War II
November 11, 2021 – Earlier this year, the women of the 6888th Postal Battalion Directory got a step closer to finally receiving the recognition they deserve. The Senate passed legislation to award the only all-Black Women”™s Army Corps (WACs) deployed overseas during World War II the Congressional Gold Medal. The “Six Triple Eight” self-contained postal unit completed the…