Neither Rain, Nor Racial Bias
In WWII, Black Women's Army Unit Helped Mail on Its Way to GIs
Uncle Sam was looking for a few good African American women to join the military in Europe. Black women weren't any more welcome in most branches than black men were until first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, at the urging of African American civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune, began agitating for a role for black women in the war overseas. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
The article was a factual account that informed readers. It is extremely moving. A timely piece and a reminder of the respect we owe to our men and women in service. What a story.