African American soldiers prepare to advance with
African American soldiers prepare to advance with a tank along Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville. In 1944, facing a shortage of fighting infantry, U.S. military began using African American troops in combat, initally in segregated platoons. March 1945. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_234)
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11966672
Media ID
45359674
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3000px x 2305px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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African American Armed Forces Blacks Bougainville Civil Rights Group Portraits Infantrymen Lcgr1407 Racial Segregation World War 2 World War Ii
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