Episode 179 - The Battle of Bamber Bridge

Joe is joined by Robert Evans, the host of Behind the Bastards to talk about that time the US sparked a race war within its own army during WWII. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/events-global-african-history/the-riot-of-bamber-bridge-1943/ https://www.stripes.com/history/2021-06-24/bamber-bridge-race-riot-blacks-wwii-1792183.html https://theconversation.com/black-troops-were-welcome-in-britain-but-jim-crow-wasnt-the-race-riot-of-one-night-in-june-1943-98120 https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/85/a3677385.shtml