by Melton A . Mc Laurin (Author)
With an executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, the United States Marine Corps - the last all-white branch of the US military - was forced to begin recruiting and enlisting African Americans. This book tells the story of these pioneering African American Marines.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 216
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 15 Sep 2009
ISBN 10: 0807861766
ISBN 13: 9780807861769