When a Small British Town Fought American MPs to Protect Black Troops

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June 24, 1943: American Military Police tried to arrest Black soldiers from the 1511th Quartermaster Truck Regiment for drinking in a pub in Bamber Bridge, England. British civilians intervened—physically blocking MPs and sheltering soldiers. What followed was a gunfight that lasted hours. One Black soldier died. Dozens wounded. The U.S. military covered it up for 50 years. The people of Bamber Bridge had put up signs: "Black Troops Only"—choosing solidarity over segregation. This is the Battle of Bamber Bridge: when a small English village fought American Military Police to defend Black GIs.

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KEY MOMENTS:
0:00 - Cold Open: When British Civilians Fought U.S. Military Police
2:30 - Setup: Black GIs in Britain and Jim Crow Segregation
6:00 - Conflict: The Night of June 24, 1943
11:00 - Aftermath: Military Cover-Up and Courts-Martial
15:00 - Memory: How the Story Survived 50 Years
18:00 - Reflection: What Bamber Bridge Means
21:00 - Conclusion: Remembering Resistance

📚 PRIMARY SOURCES
Graham Smith, When Jim Crow Met John Bull: Black American Soldiers in World War II Britain
Lancashire Archives - Bamber Bridge Local History Collection
Maggi M. Morehouse, Fighting in the Jim Crow Army: Black Men and Women Remember World War II

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