On June 25, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry or in government. With that signature, all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces were now open to African Americans. For the first time men of color were accepted into the U.S. Marine Corps. These men became known as the Montford Point Marines…. They went on to see action during World War II at Saipan, Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Their service to our nation continued through the Vietnam War.

This episode of the Kinfolk Project Podcast features Joe Geeter National Public Relations Officer of the Montford Point Marine Association. The Montford Point Marines are a forgotten part of our history…We remember these brave men here….

Researching African American Graveyards w/ Barbara Barksdale

The Kinfolk ProjectBy Bernie MoodyJan 12, 2020