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A Separate War: Pioneering Black Marines Endured, Prevailed

It took President Franklin Roosevelt’s 1941 executive order banning discrimination in government and defense industry employment because of β€œrace, creed, color, or national origin” to give the teenage son of black South Carolina sharecroppers a chance to serve as a Marine during World War II.

NASCAR All-Star Weekend Begins in Concord

Two weeks of racing began in Concord on Thursday night. There was music, festivals, and a parade of trucks through the center of downtown. The NASCAR All Star race is this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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