"UK village honors fight against WWII US Army racism"
The village of Bamber Bridge in northwestern England commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Bamber Bridge, where residents refused to accept the segregation ingrained in the US Army during World War II. Despite friendships with the GIs, simmering tensions between Black soldiers and white military police exploded into a night of gunfire and rebellion that left Private William Crossland dead and dozens of soldiers from the truck regiment facing court martial. The community has chosen to focus on its stand against segregation as America reassesses its past treatment of Black men and women in the armed forces.
