It's the 80th anniversary of a little-known battle — by Black U.S. soldiers against segregation in the military. They were convicted of mutiny. Villagers in England want them exonerated.
This story is well known in the UK. Apparently less so in the US.
We didn’t learn about much US history in UK schools. Pretty much just the War of Independence, obvs, and slavery. I knew nothing about the War of 1812 until years later. The problem with UK history is there is so much of it.
We didn’t learn about much US history in UK schools. Pretty much just the War of Independence, obvs, and slavery. I knew nothing about the War of 1812 until years later. The problem with UK history is there is so much of it.