Episode 179 - The Battle of Bamber Bridge
Joe is joined by Robert Evans, the host of Behind…
October 25, 20211h 3mExplicit
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Show Notes
Joe is joined by Robert Evans, the host of Behind the Bastards to talk about that time the US sparked a race war within its own army during WWII.
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Sources:
https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/events-global-african-history/the-riot-of-bamber-bridge-1943/
https://www.stripes.com/history/2021-06-24/bamber-bridge-race-riot-blacks-wwii-1792183.html
https://theconversation.com/black-troops-were-welcome-in-britain-but-jim-crow-wasnt-the-race-riot-of-one-night-in-june-1943-98120
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/85/a3677385.shtml