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.

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 ...

The Curtis brothers’ journey to Montford Point consisted of two parts: a train ride from San Antonio to Jacksonville, North Carolina, and then a bus ride from Jacksonville to Camp Lejeune. According ...

'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.

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.

Hopkins was honored recently as one of the black Marines who trained at segregated Montford Point near Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. An estimated 19,000 black Marines served during World War II.

The House of Representatives [voted] last month to bestow the Congressional Gold Medal on the Montford Point Marines, who trained near Jacksonville, N.C., from 1942-49, but the Senate bill doesn't ...

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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 ...

By the time it was decommissioned, 20,000 Black recruits had come through the gate as raw recruits and left as United States Marines. In 1974, Camp Montford Point was renamed Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, ...