A racially motivated clash in England during WWII forced the US
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A little-known battle between Black and white American soldiers in England in 1943 forced a reckoning over the military’s unequal treatment of minority troops.
Did African Americans during World War II think that the US government was hypocritical? It said it needed to end violence against people, but it divided their country into racial segments.
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Soviet submarine officer who averted nuclear war honoured with prize, Science prizes
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How WW2 drove social change
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Americans fighting for two victories in World War II only got one - The Washington Post
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A More Perfect Union: Black Soldiers and the Promise of America > National Defense University Press > Article
World War II and the Allied Air War
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Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45: Hastings, Max: 9780307263513: : Books
Patriotism and Prejudice: Japanese Americans and World War II (U.S. National Park Service)
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Teaching Japanese-American Internment Using Primary Resources - The New York Times
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George Patton, Facts, Biography, Quotes, World War II, & Death
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How WW2 drove social change
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