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Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point, a section of the 200 square mile Marine Base, Camp Lejeune, at New River, North Carolina. Evidence of the lack of racial friction may be seen in the sports program at the camp. On the baseball team Negro enlistees and white non-com officers are teammates. Camp Lejeune has its own baseball league, with the Montford Point team a strong contender for championship honors

Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, t...

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Camp Lejeune, New River, North Carolina. Negro enlistees of the Marine Corps and white non-com officers are teammates on the baseball team at Camp Lejeune. Lejeune has its own baseball league, with the Montford Point team a strong contender for championship honors

Camp Lejeune, New River, North Carolina. Negro enlistees of the Marine...

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Camp Lejeune, New River, North Carolina. Negro enlistees of the Marine Corps and white non-com officers are teammates on the baseball team at Camp Lejeune. Lejeune has its own baseball league, with the Montford Point team a strong contender for championship honors

Camp Lejeune, New River, North Carolina. Negro enlistees of the Marine...

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