The city of Suffolk has appointed Captain Janet Days as its new director of economic development. Days was the first African American to lead Naval Station Norfolk.

with African American units serving under the command of white officers. African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African Americans during World War II ...

In just a few years the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard made significant advancements in the treatment of their African-American personnel. World War II was a watershed for race relations ...