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Time (or climate change) will not erase the Montford Point Marines

By Charlie Shelton-Ormond

Published June 2, 2022 at 6:00 AM EDT

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In the 1940s, thousands of the first Black Marines trained at a segregated base called Montford Point. Now, a project is underway to make sure their legacy survives.

Charlie Shelton-Ormond talks with Jay Price, WUNC military reporter, about the Marine Corps effort to protect the buildings at Montford Point and preserve the first Black Marines’ legacy.