Restoration honoring Black Marines from segregated N.C. base nears completion
"It's a good idea to keep in the minds of folks the way things used to be and the way they are now," said retired First Sgt. Jack McDowell.
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"It's a good idea to keep in the minds of folks the way things used to be and the way they are now," said retired First Sgt. Jack McDowell.
In the 1940s about 20,000 men trained on racially segregated Montford Point in North Carolina. Some of the 300 surviving Marines recently returned for the reopening of a restored museum honoring them.
In the 1940s about 20,000 men trained on racially segregated Montford Point in North Carolina. Some of the 300 surviving Marines recently returned for the reopening of a restored museum honoring them.
In the 1940s about 20,000 men trained on racially segregated Montford Point in North Carolina. Some of the 300 surviving Marines recently returned for the reopening of a restored museum honoring them.
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