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June 27, 2012 | 9:25
A brief interview with one of the first black enlisted Marines in the Marine Corps, who describes joining and training in a segregated military. Whitworth was in Washington, D.C. for the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the Montford Point Marines for overcoming adversity during a time of bigotry and segregation. Montford Point. Available in high definition.
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