And I've taught about this history for more than a decade. I'm a professional historian, and I teach history at Dartmouth College. ![]() Matthew Delmont: "I wrote this book because I think this is the history more Americans need to understand. Author of Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad. ( Interview Highlights Matthew Delmont, professor of history at Dartmouth College. Today, On Point: World War II from a Black perspective. "Should I sacrifice my life to live half American? Is the America I know worth defending?" They fought for a double victory: over fascism and over racism.īut their fight would continue long after the war ended: ![]() More than a million Black Americans fought for the United States in World War II. ![]() Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. Facebook Email World War II troops in Italy, 1944.
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