The U.S. government snubs Black Gold Star mothers and widows - May 29th, 1930 - a podcast by iHeartRadio & HowStuffWorks

On this day in 1930, the U.S. War Department insisted that Black mothers and widows must travel on segregated boats in order to visit their loved ones’ graves in Europe.

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