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A 95-year-old veteran remembers fighting WWII in the Pacific - and racism at home
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 95-year-old World War II veteran Luther Hendricks poses with some of his military honors. He was a member of the Montford Point Marines, a group of African-American troops who trained at a segregated camp in North Carolina., Credit: Hendricks family
President Roosevelt opened all branches of the military to Black troops in 1941, but for African-American service members like Luther Hendricks, ra...

Bought by WUSF, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, KPBS, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 6
Ranger Betty Reid Soskin
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin who at 95 shares her prespective as an African-American woman during the Second World War ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 22:16
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Roy Wilkins and Keith Melick
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Command Sergeant Major Roy Wilkins and Retired Army 1st Sergeant Keith Melick, who first crossed paths at war in 2004, talk about reuniting in a VA...

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 3