This Day in History Class

The U.S. government snubs Black Gold Star mothers and widows - May 29th, 1930


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On this day in 1930, the U.S. War Department insisted that Black mothers and widows must travel on segregated boats in order to visit their loved ones’ graves in Europe.

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