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James A. Felton and His Platoon.

1942

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – University Libraries

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – University Libraries
Chapel Hill, NC, United States

James A. Felton (1919-1994) was a member of the Montford Point Marines, pictured here with his Platoon. He was an educator and community organizer, co-founding the People's Program on Poverty, an African American organization created to study and fight poverty in North Carolina.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – University Libraries

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