Alfreda Masters, the daughter of the first enlisted Black man to serve in the Marine Corps, told ABC News she finds it ...

In the lead up to and during World War II the military establishment continued to maintain that African-Americans soldiers were not as capable as their white counterparts and needed more intensive ...

African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African Americans during World War II reflected that of the wider American culture. According to a report commissioned ...

News is remembering the Montford Point Marines, the first African Americans to enlist in the Marines in WWII, and showing one Valley family's connection to them.

African American soldiers have had a big impact on the Central Coast. Buffalo Soldiers built the Presidio of Monterey, Fort ...

ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN)-- The honors were late but still well-received Wednesday for members of the first all-African-American, all-female unit to serve overseas in World War II. During the war ...

First Sergeant Walter Morris graduating into the US Army in 1944. Over 1 million African Americans joined the military during World War Two to fight for their country, despite not being treated ...

She was a person, and what she did in World War II was just ... tribute at the Military Women's Memorial Arlington, Virgnia. "There was not a lot of recognition of African Americans in World ...