WWII | ROUTES https://routes-mag.com A Guide to African-American Culture Sat, 05 Apr 2025 16:54:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 🪖 The Montford Point Marines: Integrating the U.S. Marine Corps https://routes-mag.com/%f0%9f%aa%96-the-montford-point-marines-integrating-the-u-s-marine-corps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25f0%259f%25aa%2596-the-montford-point-marines-integrating-the-u-s-marine-corps https://routes-mag.com/%f0%9f%aa%96-the-montford-point-marines-integrating-the-u-s-marine-corps/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=47893 Before the world knew of the Tuskegee Airmen or the Navy’s integration, another group of African-American warriors was breaking barriers. The Montford Point Marines —

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/josephine-baker-the-entertainer-who-became-a-french-resistance-spy/feed/ 0 Benjamin O. Davis Jr.: The General Who Led the Tuskegee Airmen https://routes-mag.com/general-benjamin-o-davis-jr-the-tuskegee-airmens-legendary-commander/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=general-benjamin-o-davis-jr-the-tuskegee-airmens-legendary-commander https://routes-mag.com/general-benjamin-o-davis-jr-the-tuskegee-airmens-legendary-commander/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=47684 The son of the first Black general, General Benjamin O. Davis Jr.: The Tuskegee Airmen’s Legendary Commander  carved his own path as the leader of

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