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Half American: A Memorial Day Forum
May 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Join Dartmouth College Historian Matthew F. Delmont for a forum on his award-winning new book Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad. More than one million Black soldiers served in World War II in segregated units while waging a dual battle against inequality in the very country for which they were laying down their lives. Professor Delmont retells the history of the war centering the stories of Black veterans who have long been ignored.
Joining Professor Delmont in conversation is Françoise Hamlin, Associate Professor in History and Africana Studies at Brown University. She is the co-editor of These Truly Are The Brave: An Anthology of African American Writings on Citizenship and War.
Half American and These Truly Are the Brave will be available for sale and signing thanks to our partners at the Concord Bookshop.
Part of the Freedom’s Way Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature, Culture, and History.
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