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The forgotten story of Black soldiers and the Red Ball Express during World War II

  • Written by Matthew Delmont, Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History, Dartmouth College
The forgotten story of Black soldiers and the Red Ball Express during World War IIShown here in May 1945, these black soldiers were attached to the 666th Quartermaster Truck Company that was part of the Red Ball Express.National Archives

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower had a problem. In June 1944, Allied forces had landed on Normandy Beach in France and were moving east toward Nazi Germany at a clip of sometimes 75 miles (121...

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