EPISODE · Nov 8, 2025 · 31 MIN
1919 - The Letter of Betrayal
from Underground History
The United States military leadership was prompted to send the “Secret Information Concerning Black American Troops” memo to the French by a combination of factors rooted in deep-seated American racism, the enforcement of Jim Crow segregation, and fear that the French environment would undermine the U.S. racial hierarchy.
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