Author: Henry I. ShawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Blacks in the Marine Corps
Author: Henry I. ShawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Blacks in the Marine Corps
Author: Henry I. ShawBlacks in the Marine Corps
Author: Henry I. ShawBlacks in the Marine Corps
Author: Henry I. Shaw, Jr.Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781499779752
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
When this monograph was published almost 30 years ago, then History and Museums Director Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons wrote: "Today's generation of Marines serve in a fully integrated Corps where blacks constitute almost one-fifth of our strength. Black officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates are omnipresent, their service so normal a part of Marine life that it escapes special notice. The fact that this was not always so and that as little as 34 years ago (in 1941) there were no black Marines deserves explanation." This statement holds true for this edition of Blacks in the Marine Corps, which has already gone through several previous reprintings. What has occurred since the first edition of Blacks in the Marine Corps has been considerable scholarship and additional writing on the subject that deserve mention to a new generation of readers, both in and outside the Corps. First and foremost is Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.'s Integration of the Armed Forces 1940-1965 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1981) that documents the Armed Forces efforts as part of the Defense Studies Series. The volume is an excellent history of a social topic often difficult for Service historical offices to deal with.
The Marines of Montford Point
Author: Melton A. McLaurinPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807898628
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
With an executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, the United States Marine Corps--the last all-white branch of the U.S. military--was forced to begin recruiting and enlisting African Americans. The first black recruits received basic training at the segregated Camp Montford Point, adjacent to Camp Lejeune, near Jacksonville, North Carolina. Between 1942 and 1949 (when the base was closed as a result of President Truman's 1948 order fully desegregating all military forces) more than 20,000 men trained at Montford Point, most of them going on to serve in the Pacific Theatre in World War II as members of support units. This book, in conjunction with the documentary film of the same name, tells the story of these Marines for the first time. Drawing from interviews with 60 veterans, The Marines of Montford Point relates the experiences of these pioneers in their own words. From their stories, we learn about their reasons for enlisting; their arrival at Montford Point and the training they received there; their lives in a segregated military and in the Jim Crow South; their experiences of combat and service in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam; and their legacy. The Marines speak with flashes of anger and humor, sometimes with sorrow, sometimes with great wisdom, and always with a pride fostered by incredible accomplishment in the face of adversity. This book serves to recognize and to honor the men who desegregated the Marine Corps and loyally served their country in three major wars.
Blacks in the Marine Corps
Author: Henry I. Shaw (Jr.)Blacks in the Marine Corps
Author: Henry I. ShawPublisher: Military Bookshop
ISBN: 9781780398747
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Presents a history of Blacks in the United States Marine Corps.
The Right to Fight
Author: Bernard C. NaltyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Marines of Montford Point
Author: Melton A. McLaurinPublisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442997451
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Unlike the Buffalo Soldiers or the Tuskegee Airmen, whose stories have received considerable scholarly attention and exposure in the popular media, the men of Mont ford Point remain virtually unknown. I personally have spoken with young black Marines on the grounds of the original Camp Mont ford Point who knew nothing of its history. Conversatio...
Path Breakers: U.S. Marine African American Officers in Their Own Words
Author: Fred H. AllisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Segregation
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description