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Oral history captures black veterans' experiences [audio 8min]

New York University journalism professor Yvonne Latty wanted to preserve the unique experiences of black veterans. So she captured their life stories in the book, We Were There: Voices of African American Veterans from World War to the War in Iraq. It's an oral history of the unrecognized contributions of African-Americans who valiantly faced war.
Read entire article at NPR "News & Notes"