The Final Fight for Black Sailors Known as the ‘Philadelphia 15’
The Final Fight for Black Sailors Known as the ‘Philadelphia 15’
Kicked out of the Navy in 1940 for publicly criticizing the racist abuse they suffered on their warship, 15 Black men were posthumously exonerated at the Pentagon on Friday.
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As Juneteenth Goes National, We Must Preserve the Local
Opinion | As Juneteenth Goes National, We Must Preserve the Local
The holiday has long flourished in local spaces of Black life in America.
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