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A Contingent of 15 Nurses… in the Southwest Pacific Area, Received Their First Batch of Home Mail at Their Station

U.S. Government via National Archives at College Park

Eight Black women in various different military uniforms smile as they receive and read their mail. — Nurses gather around to receive the latest word from home, 1943.

Source: U.S. Government, National Archives at College Park.

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Racism Abroad and at Home: African American Soldiers During WWII

Explore how the experiences of African American soldiers during and after World War II impacted the development of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.