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DESCRIPTION:Within the Black community it has been observed that a relatively large 
 number of military veterans of World War II and Korea were prominent in the 
 civil rights movement, such as Medger Evers (Army, World War II), James 
 Forman (Air Force, Korean War) and Floyd McKissick (Army, World War II).  
 However, less noted are the large numbers of African-American veterans who 
 were rank-and-file activists in the struggle.  There is now solid evidence 
 that veterans were not only a disproportionate number of participants, but 
 they were also largely motivated to action by their experience in the 
 military.  This presentation will indicate the historical context in which 
 this happened, as well as the empirical data showing the disposition of 
 military service to civil rights involvement.  Following this introduction, 
 the documentary film, "Negroes With Guns," will be screened to give an 
 example of one such person--Robert F. Williams, Army and Marine Corps 
 veteran, North Carolina NAACP leader and founder of the Black Armed Guard 
 which fought the Klan in the late 1950s. Presentations by Al Sargis and 
 Gary Hicks. Co-sponsored by the Friedrich Engels Institute of Marxist War 
 and Military Analysis\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/05/22/18713970.php
SUMMARY:African-American Veterans and the Civil Rights Movement
LOCATION:Niebyl-Proctor Library\n6501 Telegraph Ave. (at Alcatraz)\nOakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/05/22/18713970.php
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