Disembarking in Europe
Text
Dublin Core
Title
Disembarking in Europe
Subject
Veterans
Creator
W.A. Scott III
Curatescape Story Item Type Metadata
Subtitle
Liverpool at Night
Lede
"Oh, Black Joe."
Story
"And getting off the boat at Liverpool at night – I can remember being greeted by some of my fellow American soldiers on shore, and they were saying, 'Oh, Black Joe,' as we were coming down the gangplank."
Editor's Note:
British citizens largely welcomed African American soldiers the same way they welcomed their white counterparts. However, American racial stereotypes, exacerbated by segregation in the U.S. Armed forces, persested among U.S. troops overseas.
Editor's Note:
British citizens largely welcomed African American soldiers the same way they welcomed their white counterparts. However, American racial stereotypes, exacerbated by segregation in the U.S. Armed forces, persested among U.S. troops overseas.
Factoid
1944
Files
