The Black Panthers of WWII
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In this episode, we hear the incredible story of the 761st Tank Battalion, also known as the Black Panthers, who fought their way through Nazi occupied Europe in WWII. As an all-black tank battalion, they were keen to prove their abilities through combat for the benefit of all like them across the United States. For the Black Panthers, it was a fight not only against the powerful enemy abroad, but a racist system at home.

Cast List:

·     Shalina Patel: Historian, teacher and writer.

·     Selena Carty: Cultural & Ancestral Genealogist and historian specialising in Global African, Black, Indigenous military contributions.

·     Robert F. Jefferson Jr.: Associate Professor of History at the University of New Mexico

·     Ed Lengel: American author and military historian. Vice President for Museum Experience at the U.S. National Medal of Honor Museum

·     Wayne Robinson: Specialist historian of the 761st Tank Battalion

·     Private E.G. McConnell: Member of the 761st Tank Battalion

·     Staff Sargent. Floyd Dade: Member of the 761st Tank Battalion

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