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Easter Morning, T/5 William E. Thomas and Pfc. Joseph Jackson Will Roll Specially Prepared Eggs on Hitler’s Lawn

U.S. Government via National Archives at College Park

Two uniformed Black soldiers smile as one holds up a sign that reads — Soldiers before a bombing campaign around Easter, 1945.

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.