Blood Donors
![A room is full of people giving blood A room is full of people giving blood](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/communities/artwork-of-african-americans-in-the-us-navy0/african-americans-in-the-navy-during-world-war-ii/blood-donors/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1617978530217.jpg)
Blacks and whites donated blood during WWII. The Red Cross policy separated blood donated by whites from that donated by blacks reflecting how racism in American society. It is not known if the Navy followed suit, but it would not be out of the ordinary. Sometimes, the needs of the war superseded official policy. The leadership at the command the artist depicts may have operated from that school of thought.
Topic
- People--African Americans
Document Type
- Art
Wars & Conflicts
- World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
File Formats
- Image (gif, jpg, tiff)
Location of Archival Materials
- NHHC
Recipient Name