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Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps enlisted blacks, June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 black volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200-square-miles Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The first Negro to enlist was Howard P. Perry. (Photo by Roger Smith)
| Date Taken: | 06.01.1942 |
| Date Posted: | 08.09.2011 12:16 |
| Photo ID: | 440776 |
| VIRIN: | 420601-M-XX999-008 |
| Resolution: | 1116x1373 |
| Size: | 212.8 KB |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 303 |
| Downloads: | 120 |
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One team, one fight: African-Americans in the Marine Corps
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