DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida Representative Rob Long (D-Delray Beach) is seeking $200,000 in state funds to rescue Sherman Williams American Legion Post 188c, a historic sanctuary built by Black World War II veterans.
In the Jim Crow era, Long explained that black veterans were barred from white posts:
The ‘C’ in Post 188c stands for ‘color.’ The word reflects a painful and segregated past. They were excluded from other American Legion posts, so they did what many in this community have done throughout history: They built their own…