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Marine Corps Faces Backlash Over Erasing Black History

3/23/2025

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Alfreda Masters is outraged by the Marine Corps' decision to remove a webpage honoring her father, the first Black Marine, as part of a diversity initiative. She argues that this move erases vital American history. Her father bravely served in a segregated unit during WWII, enduring discrimination upon his return.

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Story summary

Alfreda Masters is outraged by the Marine Corps' decision to remove a webpage honoring her father, the first Black Marine, as part of a diversity initiative. She argues that this move erases vital American history. Her father bravely served in a segregated unit during WWII, enduring discrimination upon his return.