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The Battle of Bamber Bridge (Entry 104.HE1302)

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A Black O a Black Jack

In britain, the army had actually requested that troops be segregated. But in town, the villagers would tend to side with them when they were treated badly. A serviceman named leroy henry who was falsely accused of rape and sentenced to death led to a massive petition campaign for his release. Half of all the service men executed during world war two were black. And it was largely this kind of a anti misegination policing.

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