Lawrence Brooks served in the U.S. Army when the military was still racially segregated. But the Black soldier's deployment to Australia offered a reprieve from the racism of Jim Crow laws at home.
Lawrence Brooks served in the U.S. Army when the military was still racially segregated. But the Black soldier s deployment to Australia offered a reprieve from the racism of Jim Crow laws at home.
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Lawrence Brooks served in the U.S. Army when the military was still racially segregated. But the Black soldier's deployment to Australia offered a reprieve from the racism of Jim Crow laws at home.