This WWII battle wasn't against Nazis. It was between Black and white GIs in England (www.npr.org)

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This story is well known in the UK. Apparently less so in the US.

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[-] Spudger@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

We didn't learn about much US history in UK schools. Pretty much just the War of Independence, obvs, and slavery. I knew nothing about the War of 1812 until years later. The problem with UK history is there is so much of it.

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