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

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.)

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Would someone who has a NYT acct gift us this article?? [View all] 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

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