1. Montford Point Marines Lauren Washington

2. Who were they? The Montford Point Marines were the first African American marines in US history

3. 1942 was when they began accepting black males for the first time. When were they recruited?

4. Who lead this effort? FDR was the president that issued the executive order (No. 8802) that established fair employment practices for African Americans and was the one that issued the presidential directive enabling black males to be recruited into the Marines

5. Modern Implications The Montford Point Marines paved the path to desegregation and equality in the military by disproving anti-black stereotypes of the time

6. USCGR = United States Coast Guard Reserve; ANG = Air National Guard

7. Questions Q: When did the Marine Corps begin recruiting African Americans A: 1942

8. Questions Q: Which part of the Marine Corps has the largest number of African American recrurits A: United States Coast Guard Reserves (USCGR)

9. Questions Q: In what ways did the Montford Point Marines influence history? A: They paved the path for more racial equality in the military and challenged systemic racial discrimination

10. Sources http://www.montfordpointmarines.com/Histo ry.html http://library.uncw.edu/web/montford/