At a time when racism and segregation were still an everyday occurrence in the lives of African Americans, 13 Black men from Key West made the ultimate pledge of allegiance
Sandes was born in Mansfield in 1926 and faced many obstacles due to segregation and hardships.
Sanders’ father passed away in World War I, leaving Sanders to provide and support for his family his mother and six siblings when he was just 12 years old. This dedication for family lived on for years to come.
“He was a very compassionate man who loved his family,” said Cheryl Morris, Sanders daughter. “He sacrificed a lot for my sister and I. He was a sacrificial father.”
In 1942, Sanders was drafted into World War II. Hoping to join the Navy, he was told he was too big and was placed in the Marines. Two years later, Sanders was inducted into the Marine Corps at age 18.
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Montford Point Marine, Veteran of Two Wars, Dies at 91
Screen shot of a video interview with Robert L. Moore on the day the Montford Point Marines received the Congressional Gold Medal at Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 14, 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps video/Sgt. Eugenio Montanez)
16 Mar 2021 The San Diego Union-Tribune | By Pam Kragen
In 1946, Robert L. Moore was stunned to see two Black Marines in uniform walking down the street near his home in North Carolina.
Those men were Montford Point Marines, who were the first Black men to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. Beginning in August 1942, about 20,000 Black men including Moore, who rushed to enlist after seeing the men trained at the segregated Camp Montford Point in Jacksonville, N.C. The camp was decommissioned in 1949 when President Harry Truman desegregated the armed forces. Today, fewer than 400 of these men are believed to survive, and last month the
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In 1946, Robert L. Moore was stunned to see two Black Marines in uniform walking down the street near his home in North Carolina.
Those men were Montford Point Marines, who were the first Black men to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. Beginning in August 1942, about 20,000 Black men including Moore, who rushed to enlist after seeing the men trained at the segregated Camp Montford Point in Jacksonville, N.C. The camp was decommissioned in 1949 when President Harry Truman desegregated the armed forces. Today, fewer than 400 of these men are believed to survive, and last month their number fell by one more with Moore’s death.