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Hi friend,

Today we have a new and compelling episode of A Matter of Conscience, focusing on how Black soldiers in Vietnam were fighting two wars: The struggle to stay alive and a battle against persistent racism in the U.S. military. Listen here on Apple and Spotify. 

We examine the resistance efforts by four Black GIs who tell their poignant stories of confronting and surviving the racist military culture, discovering their Black consciousness, and grappling with the after-affects of their wartime experiences when they returned to “The World.”

This episode features the powerful poetry of Army veteran Lamont Steptoe, a GI resister. You’ll hear his story, along with the stories of Jabiya Dragonsun, Clarence Fitch, and Greg Payton.

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Listener donations will help us release more episodes that reveal the hidden history of soldiers resisting unlawful orders (sound familiar?).

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(FYI: "GI" is slang referring to soldiers as “Government Issued” equipment.)