Posted on Jul 4, 2023
For 144 years, Black Americans were banned from joining the Marines. But when the US needed...
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Up to that point, Black Americans were allowed to serve in the United States Army and Navy, but only within segregated ranks or factions. The Marine Corps, however, had always prohibited Black Americans from joining. While around 13 Black Marines served in the American Revolutionary War, by 1798, a discriminatory policy prohibited Black Americans from joining the Marines.
Pressure from the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, one of the largest and first Black labor unions, pushed Roosevelt toward changing that policy. Shortly before the Brotherhood's scheduled protest in Washington, Roosevelt took executive action to integrate the defense forces.
Pressure from the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, one of the largest and first Black labor unions, pushed Roosevelt toward changing that policy. Shortly before the Brotherhood's scheduled protest in Washington, Roosevelt took executive action to integrate the defense forces.
For 144 years, Black Americans were banned from joining the Marines. But when the US needed...
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Lt Col Charlie Brown If I was in my classroom today, I could take a picture of a magnet I have on my board behind my desk. It has "Montford Point" on it. The first Marine Corps Boot Camp for Black Americans. Many students have asked me what this magnet represents. When I tell them the history of Montford Point they are surprised that there was a separate training facility specifically for this race.
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