Breath of Freedom is the story of the one-million-plus African Americans who fought in World War II. Their fight would continue back home on American soil. (2014; 46 minutes) Following the screening, a discussion including Dr. Frank Smith, Jr., director of the African American Civil War Memorial & Museum, and Maria Höhn, author of A Breath of Freedom: The Civil Rights Struggle, African American GIs, and Germany, will be presented. Presented in partnership with the Smithsonian Channel and the Congressional Black Caucus. To access live, real-time captioning, please click on the link in the Event Description below or insert the following URL into a separate browser window: www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=092514nara700pm Follow this link to view a captioned version of the film: bcove.me/oyfhgij3

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