Black Troops during WW2 in Britain

[CultureHealingCommunities]

I think! try finding the descendants of the black troops in the USA through ancestry and to hear past down stories by their families (As to where billeted in England) is your best bet.   ~ ?

The problem that we faced, along with many people looking for information, is that you need details like names and dates, and in this situation, we do not have any of these. For instance, if you try to find the roster for the 17 Special Service Company, 3 Platoon, in Hull, there is nothing at all, not even a word, including in the American archives and libraries, even at the Library of Congress, and that means you cannot get names, so, then, you cannot go to Ancestery, Fold3 or My Heritage and find people.

[dobfarm]

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/they-treated-us-royally-the-experiences-of-black-americans-in-britain-during-the-second-world-war

[CultureHealingCommunities]

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/they-treated-us-royally-the-experiences-of-black-americans-in-britain-during-the-second-world-war

Thank you, that is a great article

[bbart]

Not much help, but every clue helps!

( Hull) The Daily Mail   13 December 1943, page 4, column 3

Article title: Negro Music Pleased Hull Folk

The article describes a concert put on the Special Service Company in aid of the Hull "Daily Mail" Comforts for the Forces Fund.

Some of the performers were (partially) named:
Sgt. Ted Lewis  -  Producer/conductor
Lieut. H. Parks   -  sponsor
Staff Sgt. Wheatley
Pfc. Rudolph Gomez
Staff-Sgt Hopson
Corporal Major White
Cpl. Young
Pfc. Tucker

[bbart]

There are a few small articles in Hull newspapers over the war years mentioning Sgt L. Mack, (sometimes L.M. Mack), conductor to an American coloured soldiers choir, performing at various churches and schools, raising funds for Comfort Funds.
It isn't clear what his skin colour is, though.

Here is one example, no need to subscribe to view the clip:
https://www.newspapers.com/article/weekly-examiner-sergeant-lm-mack/148585946/

[CultureHealingCommunities]

Hello everyone, we are a very small social enterprise doing a project about the WW2, and we had high hopes that this forum could bring some memories and stories that are being lost every single minute.
Any information about the WW2 African-American GIs or Caribbean/African/Indian troops in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Yorkshire, North and South Tyne and Northumbria (Northumberland and County Durham), would be very welcome, and, if you can, could you please spread the message?
Thank you