Tag: Montford Point Marines
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Springfield, Massachusetts, is set to honor a trailblazing figure in its law enforcement history. Joseph A. Budd, the city’s first Black police officer to achieve multiple high-ranking positions, will have the new police station named after him. This…
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Tthe remarkable story of the Montford Point Marines, the first African Americans in the U.S. Marine Corps, who broke down barriers and paved the way for integration in the military.
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