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Human Rights of Persons with Schizophrenia Before and After Wartime
As World War II approached, schizophrenics became victims of an even greater human rights violation at the hands of the Third Reich.
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The Smith–Connally Act and Labor Battles on the Home Front
War production was crucial for an Allied victory, but what happened when labor strikes challenged the “arsenal of democracy”?
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'Danger! Women at Work': Patsy Kelly's 1943 Romp
Wartime film star Patsy Kelly's most defiant act was being an openly gay woman in an inhospitable climate for the LGBTQIA+ community.
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The Zoot Suit Riots and Wartime Los Angeles
For five days in 1943, a fashion fad was at the center of racial violence in Los Angeles.
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An Introduction to Women’s History Month
Every year, March is designated as Women’s History Month—a month dedicated to honoring women’s contributions in US history.
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“Servility Is Just Not for Me”: Robert Brown and the Racial Politics of the Alabama Black Belt
Robert Brown was an educator, civil rights activist, community leader, elected official, and a WWII combat veteran.
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The Freeman Field Mutiny
Training in twin engine B-25 “Mitchell” bombers, the 477th never actually saw combat overseas, but fought another battle here in the United States. Formed as an all-Black unit, it became famous not for its combat record, but for its fight against the military version of “separate but equal.”
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Innovations of Plastic Surgery in World War II
During World War II, surgeons and medical assistants created new treatments and procedures in plastic surgery that are still used in modern practice. These techniques not only improved soldiers’ physical appearance, but also their morale, by restoring their sense of pride and confidence.
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day and Native Americans in World War II
While Navajo code talkers of World War II have been featured in several books and, in 2002, a Hollywood movie, in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day it is important to remember that members of many different tribes served in this role.
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The Wartime Internment of Native Alaskans
At the outset of the Aleutian Islands campaign, 800 native Unangan were removed and interned in squalid camps from 1942 through 1945.
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Making Public What Was Once Secret: Los Alamos and The Manhattan Project
Los Alamos and other Manhattan Project Sites developed across the US in 1942 and 1943.
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The War Refugee Board
When President Franklin Roosevelt created the War Refugee Board in January 1944, he tasked this new government agency with rescuing and providing relief for Jews and other groups facing Nazi persecution and murder in Europe. By that time, more than five million European Jews had already been murdered. The War Refugee Board staff used creativity and the near-certainty of Allied victory to aid hundreds of thousands of people in the final seventeen months of World War II.