A friend of mine posted it on her fb page, and I was pleased to see it.

A link at the link:

The Golden Thirteen.

assigned as mess stewards.

integrated the Armed Services, in addition to opening up officer ranks to minorities. People like Colin Powell should be grateful to Truman, if not for Truman, Powell likely would not have reached the level that he did, even with talent and drive.

I don't feel any gratitude for being treated with dignity as a white man. Why should a black man be required to do what I am not required to do?

Harry Truman was simply the first President since Ulysses S. Grant to be concerned to doing the right thing for African Americans. It reflects badly on all other Presidents, other than Grant, who did otherwise.

In giving basic respect and rights to human beings reflects on Truman's decency, but he is not owed anything by African Americans.

How African Americans have been treated in this country sucks, but that hasn't lowered there sense of patriotism.

...guy, the demographic most associated with support for the orange pig in the White House, should be punched in the mouth at best, locked up in prison at best.

That would be their alternative.

I don't feel gratitude every time I encounter an African American who doesn't punch me in the mouth.

But the sad truth is the practice quietly continued for more than a decade in the Navy. If you were AA, chances were great that you'd end up in the galley. That is, if there wasn't a slot that needed filling in some scut work unit.

It was such a moving tribute and I was so pleased when they kept stating that in the past it's on been Presidents who were honored. You just know the orange asshole will be ticked off about this and even more so because oh.my.gawd....he was a black man.

Good to see this.

I would be dollars to donuts Trump would pass on this Ship’s Christening.

Go Navy!

The Doris Miller is commissioned in 2030.

Good on the Navy. Too bad it took 'em nearly 80 years, though.