Join WECT as we celebrate Black History Month by highlighting some of the people, places, and events that shaped black history here in southeastern NC and beyond.

Four local Black men made history as members of the Montford Point Marines, the first Black unit to serve in the Marine Corps during World War II. Black Americans were enlisted into the Marines at ...

CHARLOTTE — As we celebrate Black History Month, we’re honoring the legacy and contributions of the Montford Point Marines.

The U.S. was preparing to enter World War II and needed recruits. Braxton trained at the segregated Camp Montford Point in North Carolina, facing prejudice but helping break racial barriers within ...

At 100 years old, Carroll Braxton is the oldest living Montford Point Marine, the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps.