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irisblue

(34,405 posts) Sat Jun 17, 2023, 05:04 PM Jun 2023

Would someone who has a NYT acct gift us this article??

The Final Fight for Black Sailors Known as the ‘Philadelphia 15’
Kicked out of the Navy in 1940 for publicly criticizing the racist abuse they suffered on their warship, 15 Black men were posthumously exonerated at the Pentagon on Friday.

This looks important
I'm freaking blocked. Thx

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Would someone who has a NYT acct gift us this article?? (Original Post) irisblue Jun 2023 OP

The Final Fight for Black Sailors Known as the 'Philadelphia 15' elleng Jun 2023 #1

I sure will... WVGal1963 Jun 2023 #2

Here you go... AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2023 #3

Thank you, AZSkiffy for the gift. sheshe2 Jun 2023 #6

K&R 2naSalit Jun 2023 #4

No luck with that, however here is the twitter link and DOD recognition of Juneteenth taxi Jun 2023 #5

Thank you Iris. sheshe2 Jun 2023 #7

Oh my goodness. I had heard of that a long time ago. usonian Jun 2023 #8

Here's a good trick... Think. Again. Jun 2023 #9

This info needs, IMO,to go to GD as well irisblue Jun 2023 #10

elleng

(136,772 posts)

1. The Final Fight for Black Sailors Known as the 'Philadelphia 15'

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 05:10 PM

Jun 2023

Kicked out of the Navy in 1940 for publicly criticizing the racist abuse they suffered on their warship, 15 Black men were posthumously exonerated at the Pentagon on Friday.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/us/racism-navy-philadelphia-15.html#:~:text=Kicked%20out%20of%20the%20Navy,at%20the%20Pentagon%20on%20Friday.

(Here's the article. Sorry I don't know how to do the gift thing.)

WVGal1963

(195 posts)

2. I sure will...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 05:10 PM

Jun 2023

….if someone helps me figure out how. I have no idea how to do this!!

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,657 posts)

3. Here you go...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 05:21 PM

Jun 2023

It nicely was the first story that popped up on the app…
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/us/racism-navy-philadelphia-15.html?unlocked_article_code=dWrR-OkFULTCco7HGWDORSS3YSh1RiJLDNG6FoKF7dTKInYzWMC7yHUTJJPxdIfYal6XVqHZJospSXIdMsDdtOJkjGyISSQZJ2JBGf_hF5qnJrXTZlmoOjFKmTntiFdaMIH6wHpzSZL8bEAoQSP5gklDnrJulZupWgEIAmMLaGob0JMEQyQC4gEBeXJtR9Sy6A0X_U-UBlCcVgL3kGSm4f5gOjxCSHnnACMS_yH4ERQMlk2dSPqHGAqY8BfwT_MfNWAOYIqF6GC9M_wVPJZ586CElQdv2Z9RZpydJSd2aRWY70AQL4rALWN6Z_slll9uLRdVW-r1uF_CTCFcMW6Kcg&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

sheshe2

(88,093 posts)

6. Thank you, AZSkiffy for the gift.

Reply to AZSkiffyGeek (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 05:36 PM

Jun 2023

Powerful story.

2naSalit

(93,330 posts)

4. K&R

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 05:23 PM

Jun 2023

taxi

(2,013 posts)

5. No luck with that, however here is the twitter link and DOD recognition of Juneteenth

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 05:23 PM

Jun 2023

eta: twitter is a cesspool

Link to tweet

ALSO *** check this out ->
https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jun/14/2003241815/-1/-1/1/2023-DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE-JUNETEENTH-NATIONAL-INDEPENDENCE-DAY-OBSERVANCE.PDF

sheshe2

(88,093 posts)

7. Thank you Iris.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 05:38 PM

Jun 2023

John Ponder, left, and his brother, James, were among just 18 Black men in the crew of 750 on the U.S.S. Philadelphia, according to one account.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times

usonian

(14,529 posts)

8. Oh my goodness. I had heard of that a long time ago.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 05:47 PM

Jun 2023

And last Friday?
I really wish that people would get justice while they are still alive.

Think. Again.

(18,966 posts)

9. Here's a good trick...

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 06:13 PM

Jun 2023

A lot of major newspaper outlets, including the Times, archive their articles with a website that is free and easy to use.

Go to archive.is , paste the url of the original blocked article page into the second search bar, and you can view the entire article for nothing. No limits, no log in, easy.

irisblue

(34,405 posts)

10. This info needs, IMO,to go to GD as well

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 06:17 PM

Jun 2023

We know, but the greater DU group needs to learn as well.

And thank you all for helping me out.

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