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A Different Race: World War II, The Alaska Highway, Racism, and a Court-Martial
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Published January 31, 2021
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Christine McClure
6 books4 followersIf you love history, here's a story you need to know.
In 1942, desperate for a way to transport men and material to Alaska to defend the Aleutians from the marauding Japanese, the Army launched seven regiments of the Corps of Engineers into the frigid far north to build a land route to Alaska--three of the seven were segregated black regiments.
Epicenter Press in Seattle, Washington released our first book, We Fought the Road, last September. Our second, A Different Race, is in progress. Both books come from our effort to learn and share the experience of the heroes, especially the mistreated and forgotten black heroes, who forged that road over the mountains and through the muskeg swamps of a vast subarctic wilderness--1600 miles in just eight months.
We Fought the Road, focused on the experience of the 93rd Engineers in Yukon Territory. A Different Race will focus on that of the 97th in Alaska. Our website, https://www.93regimentalcan.com is an archive of the history of the road.
In 1942, desperate for a way to transport men and material to Alaska to defend the Aleutians from the marauding Japanese, the Army launched seven regiments of the Corps of Engineers into the frigid far north to build a land route to Alaska--three of the seven were segregated black regiments.
Epicenter Press in Seattle, Washington released our first book, We Fought the Road, last September. Our second, A Different Race, is in progress. Both books come from our effort to learn and share the experience of the heroes, especially the mistreated and forgotten black heroes, who forged that road over the mountains and through the muskeg swamps of a vast subarctic wilderness--1600 miles in just eight months.
We Fought the Road, focused on the experience of the 93rd Engineers in Yukon Territory. A Different Race will focus on that of the 97th in Alaska. Our website, https://www.93regimentalcan.com is an archive of the history of the road.
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