Last night we went to the Marietta Museum of History to hear a
discussion of the first black Marines who got their start at the boot camp at
Montford Point, North Carolina. They are getting up in age now, and I think
they have a story to share. Being black,
was, well, frowned upon. Why I do not
know. . Tch tch.
Then, to add insult to injury, the Marines up until 1942, was a whiteman's club. When
the black men first entered the corps, their white peers sneered and threatened
them, plus the local towns people in North Carolina hated them as well.. But they wanted to serve their country as an
American citizen, even though they were not allowed the freedoms white people
enjoyed. I think that was noble.
Two very good speakers with great wit and wisdom gave outstanding lectures
on what it was like for them back then.
They each wore the Medal of Honor.
Amy, Christa, and Jan were excellent hostesses, as usual.
The peach cobbler furnished by Al's Barbecue on Powder
Springs Street was good too.
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