Vietnam War
Black men fought both the Viet Cong and the White Klansmen in Vietnam
Honoring Our Black Veterans on Memorial Day More than 300,000 Black Americans served in Vietnam, but it reminds me of what Muhammad Ali said when he refused to be drafted. Ali said “No Viet Cong ever called me Nigger.” Black men who fought in Vietnam also battled the Ku Klux Klan there. It was as…
Read MoreJim Brown taught us to question the Vietnam War
I followed Jim Brown as the leading running back for the Cleveland Browns, but what drew me to him was his having organized other Black men to support Muhammad Ali, who refused to be drafted to fight in Vietnam. It was a courageous position for Ali and the Black men to take. I would read…
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