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D-Day's Forgotten African-American Heroes

Thu, November 10, 2016
Dinner Program
Linda Hervieux

History seems to have forgotten the sole African-American combat unit to land on the shores of France on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Author, journalist and photographer, Linda Hervieux traces the story of these men and their journey to war — and unexpected freedom in Europe — through the racial minefield of 1940s Jim Crow America.

Linda Hervieux is an author, journalist and photographer whose work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the New York Daily News, the Daily Beast and nbcnews.com. A native of Lowell, Massachusetts, she lives in Paris, France. FORGETTEN: The Untold Story of D-Day's Black Heroes, At Home and At War was published in 2016.

In telling the story of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, Linda Hervieux offers a vivid account of the tension between racial politics and national service in wartime America, and a moving narrative of human bravery and perseverance in the face of injustice.

Ms. Hervieux is the Veteran's Day Athenaeum speaker for 2016.

View Video: YouTube with Linda Hervieux

Food for Thought: Podcast with Linda Hervieux

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