The Long Green Line
Description
Sections include... *Introduction: Colin Powell. *In the Navy: 320 men lose their lives at Port Chicago. *To the Front: The Red Ball Express and the Black Panthers come out fighting. *Iwo Jima: Montford Point marines make for the shore. *Liberation: Black servicemen and servicewomen return home. *Lynched: World War II veteran and his wife and friends are murdered. *Korea: Halle Berry introduction. *Yechon: First U.S. victory won by black G.I.s. *Daniel "Chappie" James: America's first black four-star general. *North to Disaster: The largest retreat in U.S. Army history. *Desegregation: The U.S. military is officially integrated. *Cornelius Charlton: A father's anguish gives voice to an unspoken truth. *Vietnam: Halle Berry introduction. *The Long Green Line: Colin Powell arrives in Vietnam. *Ia Drang: The first major battle.
Runtime
47 min
Series
Subjects
- History, Modern (1061)
- Political activists (157)
- African American soldiers (22)
- World War, 1939-1945 (1652)
- African Americans (1140)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2010
Database
Films on Demand
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