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Letters: Branch Rickey, Harry S. Truman played large roles in Black history

Por: The Advocate Opinion February 09, 2023

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Pioneers forge paths and, later, are often overlooked, forgotten or minimized by those who benefit from those paths. And so it is with .In my view, two of the most important people in Black history are White men. If their importance isn’t forgotten, it is certainly minimized.To understand their importance, we have to go back to post World War II America. Black people, regardless of their significant contributions to war efforts on the... + full article



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