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The Marines of Montford Point: America's First Black Marines Melton A. McLaurin New edition
The Marines of Montford Point: America's First Black Marines
Melton A. McLaurin
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.
216 pages, 36 illustrations, 4 maps, bibl., index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 1, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807861769 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 216 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 156 × 14 mm · 340 g |
| Language | English |
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