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Source: The New York Times

8/19/2020

The Untold Story of the Black Marines Charged With Mutiny at Sea

In 1973, the House Armed Services Committe, led by a segregationist, believed that "reforms were the problem" in the wake of racial strife, notes Navy historian John Sherwood.

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The Untold Story of the Black Marines Charged With Mutiny at Sea