CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Eighty years ago, at the height of World War II, the first Black Marines arrived for basic training at Camp Montford Point, a segregated section of Camp Lejeune. Between 1942 ...

Established in 1942, the Montford Point Marines, an all-Black, North Carolina-based unit, became this country's first Black marines. Until then, Black men were not allowed to join the Corps.

In 1974, Camp Montford Point was renamed Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, after Sergeant Major Gilbert “Hashmark” Johnson who was one of the first Black drill instructors. On December 11, 2012, at Fort Sam ...

'Now, we have Black generals': Montford Point Marine shares his experience with racial segregation Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on May 29, 2023. Click here for that audio.

Samuel Hopkins Sr., 86, admired a picture of himself taken soon after he joined the U.S. Marine Corps.

The Charlotte Post is reporting that a bill that would grant a congressional award to the first black Marines has not garnered enough votes in the U.S.

It was not to be. When fellow Marines at Camp Montford Point were sent to the Pacific Theater, Brown remained behind, working at a desk, maintaining personnel records. He says he took it in stride.

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Eighty years ago, at the height of World War II, the first Black Marines arrived for basic training at Camp Montford Point, a segregated section of Camp Lejeune. Between 1942 ...