The Black Americans of WWII: Seventy Years and Still Fighting for Recognition

Black Americans – about one million of them – are one group of US soldiers who fought bravely like anybody else during the Second World War in defense of their home country. However, until now their efforts seven decades ago remain largely unnoticed because of one factor — they were black.

Thankfully, efforts have been exerted to remedy that oversight.

Black is for Bravery

The Japanese island of Iwo Jima was one of the areas within WWII’s Pacific Front that saw fierce fighting between the Americans and the Japs. As a matter of fact, the US Army incurred heavy losses during the Battle of Iwo Jima. It was also in this conflict that one of the most iconic images of World War Two was taken — the raising of the American flag on top of Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi.

But there’s so much more to the story of the Battle of Iwo Jima than what the public knows. Even Hollywood in the form of The Sands of Iwo Jima [1949] and Flag Of Our Fathers [2006] missed one truth — that Black Americans also fought in there

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/the-black-americans-of-wwii-seventy-years-and-still-fighting-for-recognition.html

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