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Photograph of Marine Howard P. Perry at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

U.S. Government at National Archives at College Park.

Photograph of a young Black man wearing a military uniform that includes a jacket and cap, both with pins that feature a globe with an eagle on top. — Marine Howard P. Perry, circa 1942.

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.