The Golden Thirteen

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