The Last Negroes at Harvard | Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad.

Matthew Delmont is a Professor of History at Dartmouth. He is also in the Harvard College Class of 2000 (Lowell House).
His new book is filled with compelling narratives that outline with nuance, rigor, and complexity how Black Americans fought for this country abroad while simultaneously fighting for their rights here in the​ United States.

What is The Last Negroes at Harvard ?

The podcast is about being Black in America for 80 years... as seen through the eyes of The Last Negroes at Harvard. There were 18 of us. We were in the Class of 1963. Before we leave the planet, we have a lot to say and people we want to talk to.