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WashPost Turns Day Of Infamy Into Pearl Harbor Racism Story

  • Headline: Pearl Harbor was the site of Black heroism and protests against racism.
  • Pearl Harbor was a site of both Black heroism and organized protests against racism. More than 80 years later, these stories show how Black Americans are central to the history of World War II, revealing the absurdity of the U.S. military’s policy of segregation during the war — and offering lessons for eliminating institutionalized prejudices today.
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