By: Maximillian Boudreaux The U.S. Army held a memorial service on Fort Benning to honor the legacy of a Black soldier, Pvt. Felix Hall, who was lynched on the base. The event was held on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 more than 80 years after his murder. Pvt. Felix Hall left his hometown of Millbrook, Al at the tender age of 18 in preparation to fight in World War II. The young man was supposed to be a part of an all-Black regiment, but instead the young Army private was abducted, bound at the hands and ankles, and lynched in a wooded ravine. RELATED: Black Lives Matter Plaza Is Set to Become a […]
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