The Double V: How Wars, Protest and Harry Truman Desegregated America’s Military

The fight to integrate the U.S. military began with the Revolutionary War, says author Rawn James, Jr.April 8, 2013 – Segment 1

Co-host Anthony McCarthy joins us for a conversation with  Rawn James, Jr., author of The Double V: How Wars, Protest and Harry Truman Desegregated America’s Military, a book that explores the struggle of black soldiers to achieve equality during World War II.

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