The African American Military and Veterans Lineage Project

The African American Military and Veterans Lineage Project, managed by the NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, is designed to address the lack of information regarding the roles, triumphs, and heroism that North Carolina African Americans played in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf Wars, and War on Terror. In the early conflicts, despite being given inferior equipment and less training, as well as navigating a segregated and biased military, Black Americans served with valor and courage. Most of their accomplishments do not exist in many American history books. Therefore, the African American Military and Veterans Lineage Project works to properly document and preserve the unknown or overlooked history of North Carolina African American participation in America's wars.

African American Military and Veterans Lineage Project Partnership

The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Elizabeth City State University School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the North Carolina Museum of History, and the State Archives of North Carolina, created a platform in which African American veterans can share their experiences at schools, military installations, cultural centers, and libraries across the state. The content of the ''We Wanted to Fight'' exhibition originates in part from veterans interviewed as a component of this project.

This page was last modified on 01/24/2022