ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

How 14 Friends From the Vietnam War Lost and Found One Another Again

By Julie Beck — 2019

"It was a lot more than just cavalry guys getting together. We really became true family."

Read on www.theatlantic.com

FindCenter Post-Image
01:34

A Veteran's Experience with Discrimination on the Battlefront and at Home During the Vietnam War

African Americans volunteered in large numbers for the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. For some, the color line among troops blurred quickly in battle, but many still faced discrimination when they returned home.

Video
2015
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Forgotten: The Untold Story of D-Day’s Black Heroes, at Home and at War

The injustices of 1940s Jim Crow America are brought to life in this extraordinary blend of military and social history—a story that pays tribute to the valor of an all-black battalion whose crucial contributions at D-Day have gone unrecognized to this day.

Book
Linda Hervieux
2016
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII’s Forgotten Heroes

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar first became immersed in the history of the 761st Battalion through family friend Leonard “Smitty” Smith, a veteran of the unit.

Book
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anthony Walton
2025
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

When Police Kill

Deaths of civilians at the hands of on-duty police are in the national spotlight as never before.

Book
Franklin E. Zimring
2025
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world.

Book
Angela Y. Davis (Authors), Cornel West (Preface)
2016
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Friendship