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wryter2000

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1. Love Glory. Great movie

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Sun May 28, 2017, 05:18 PM

May 2017

I was just in Tuscany and learned the first allied soldiers to liberate Lucca were African American. The second group to arrive were Black men from Brazil.

I remember during the Bork hearings an AA vet of the war testifying he was made to sit with the luggage on a train when he got home while a German POW sat up front.

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They fought and died for freedom: Black soldiers in the U.S. Civil War [View all] sheshe2 May 2017 OP

Love Glory. Great movie wryter2000 May 2017 #1

Such disrespect for a fellow soldier. sheshe2 May 2017 #2

That is one Civil War memorial I hope will always remain standing. brer cat May 2017 #3

Thanks, brer. sheshe2 May 2017 #4