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Black Veterans of World War Two


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Join historian Tony Warner in a consideration of black veterans of World War Two, with a detailed look at the African and Caribbean war effort, featuring video clips and interviews with spitfire and bomber pilots, Nigerian and Somali troops who fought in Burma and lesser-known stories of black and Asian women secret agents and U-boats in the Caribbean.

The morning session will include a screening of The Wereth Eleven, the 2011 documentary drama about the African American soldiers murdered by the SS during the Battle of the Bulge.
The afternoon session will include a talk from surviving Jamaican RAF Veterans.

When
  • 11am-1pm & 2.15pm-4.15pm
  • FREE
Where

Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ
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This event is in the past. This is an archive page for reference.
 
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