Documentary to recognize Fayetteville man, other vets who served in segregated units
RALEIGH — When Charles Stevens volunteered to join the Army in 1946 at the age of 18, he was seeking better opportunities for his life.“In that era of time, there were no jobs. We couldn’t find no jobs, so we had to go to the Army,” the 90-year-old Stevens said during a ceremony Wednesday that honored five African-American service members who broke color barriers when the U.S. military was segregated.Stevens, a native of Wallace, was sent to Alaska […]
