Useful Links
Honoring Black History World War II Service to the Nation
https://www.army.mil/article/233117/honoring_black_history_world_war_ii_service_to_the_nation
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Executive Order 9981, the Veterans History Project presents this newest installment of Experiencing War, featuring the collections of fifteen African American veterans who served before, after or in the midst of desegregation. Their stories describe the struggles these men and women faced in serving their country—oftentimes, even as it discriminated against them—and the battles they fought to prove themselves worthy of full participation in the military.
https://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-desegregation.html
African Americans in World War II
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/african-americans-world-war-ii
Black Americans Who Served in WWII Faced Segregation Abroad and at Home
https://www.history.com/news/black-soldiers-world-war-ii-discrimination
The Original Black Panthers Fought in the 761st Tank Battalion During WWII
https://www.history.com/news/761st-tank-battalion-black-panthers-liberators-battle-of-the-bulge
The Role of African Americans During World War II
http://righttofightexhibit.org/during-war/
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
https://www.nps.gov/articles/761sttankbattalion.htm
https://www.army.mil/article/233117/honoring_black_history_world_war_ii_service_to_the_nation
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Executive Order 9981, the Veterans History Project presents this newest installment of Experiencing War, featuring the collections of fifteen African American veterans who served before, after or in the midst of desegregation. Their stories describe the struggles these men and women faced in serving their country—oftentimes, even as it discriminated against them—and the battles they fought to prove themselves worthy of full participation in the military.
https://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-desegregation.html
African Americans in World War II
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/african-americans-world-war-ii
Black Americans Who Served in WWII Faced Segregation Abroad and at Home
https://www.history.com/news/black-soldiers-world-war-ii-discrimination
The Original Black Panthers Fought in the 761st Tank Battalion During WWII
https://www.history.com/news/761st-tank-battalion-black-panthers-liberators-battle-of-the-bulge
The Role of African Americans During World War II
http://righttofightexhibit.org/during-war/
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
https://www.nps.gov/articles/761sttankbattalion.htm
Primary Sources
Executive Order 8802: Prohibition of Discrimination in the Defense Industry
https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/?dod-date=625
1944: “Command of Negro Troops” (A War department pamphlet)
https://www.fdrlibrary.org/documents/356632/390886/tusk_doc_e.pdf/e52c54b7-3c64-4ef5-a1d1-052029d8c909
Bert B. Babero, “A World War II Soldier Finds Segregation on Army Bases,”
https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/721.
Pictures of African Americans During World War II
https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/ww2-pictures#pers
https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/?dod-date=625
1944: “Command of Negro Troops” (A War department pamphlet)
https://www.fdrlibrary.org/documents/356632/390886/tusk_doc_e.pdf/e52c54b7-3c64-4ef5-a1d1-052029d8c909
Bert B. Babero, “A World War II Soldier Finds Segregation on Army Bases,”
https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/721.
Pictures of African Americans During World War II
https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/ww2-pictures#pers