LataraSpeaksTruth+FollowPhoenix Thanksgiving Day Riot involving the 364th InfantryOn November 26, 1942, a violent clash broke out in Phoenix when members of the all Black 364th Infantry Regiment were targeted by local police. The tension had been building for weeks as these soldiers faced constant harassment while training for World War II. That night it finally erupted into a confrontation that left the city shaken and the Regiment unfairly blamed. Events like this are rarely mentioned in public history but they shaped the lived reality of Black servicemen who were expected to fight for a country that still denied them basic respect at home. #OnThisDay #AmericanHistory #BlackSoldiers #WWIIHistory #LataraSpeaksTruth220Share
