(courtesy of PBS & Newsone) The Brownsville Raid of 1906, also known as the “Brownsville Affair,” in Texas resulted in the largest U.S. Army dismissal in the history of the military branch. On the night of August 13th, a shooting spree took place in the town of Brownsville that claimed the life of a White bartender and wounded a Hispanic police officer. Without clear … [Read more...] about Tuesday Evening Thread: On This Day – The Brownsville Affair
Military History
Saturday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II
Good Saturday Morning POU! Hope you've enjoyed the series on World War II Black History! Our final post for this series is about the little known facts of African-Americans in the United States Merchant Marines. Captain Hugh Mulzac In 1942, against overwhelming odds, Captain Hugh Mulzac became the first African-American merchant marine naval officer to command an … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II
Friday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II
TGIF POU! Today's feature is all about The Golden Thirteen. Try to imagine Navy enlisted personnel refusing to salute a Navy officer. Yet, in 1944, a few white enlisted Navy personnel refused to salute a few Navy officers... because they were African-American. In response to political pressure from organizations such as the National Urban League and the NAACP, the Navy … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II
Tuesday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II – The Navy B-1 Band
Little known fact: The Navy B-1 Band The military did not train African Americans in Chapel Hill during World War II, but the Navy stationed an all-black band there. Even though the military was racially segregated at the beginning of the war, the mobilization of resources was so vast that marginal groups such as women and blacks were pulled into the defense effort. North … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II – The Navy B-1 Band
Monday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II
Good Morning POU. This week we honor the men and women who broke barriers, fought through discrimination at home as well as abroad to help this country win World War II - and we will do it without having to feature the Tuskegee Airmen at all. Yes, there were other great batallions and heros besides the Redtails. Today's post is all about The Triple Nickels. Many years … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Military History: World War II