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1941-1946 A World War & Jim Crow
A second great war provided another hopeful opportunity for blacks and they enlisted in the military by the thousands. Unfortunately, racial discrimination met them head on dashing many of their dreams to fight in Europe and the South Pacific. Black Iowans served bravely in the few black combat regiments on the ground as infantry and tankers, and in the air as Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilots. Although met again by violence and Jim Crow segregation upon their return home, the GI bill unlocked the door of higher education to thousands of black men who would lead the emerging black socio-economic middle class.
The Interviews
Elaine Graham Estes
- J.B. Morris & the Iowa Bystander
Robert A. Wright, Sr.
- 2nd Class Officers
- Black Police
- Dorm Integration
- Lawyer Discrimination
- Racial Mixing