Army Corrects the Record About a Black Soldier Killed by a White Sergeant in 1941

An investigation by Northeastern Law’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project (CRRJ) has led to an official status change in the death record of Private Albert King, one of dozens of Black service members believed to have been killed on or near US bases because of their race. “Removing the taint is an important dynamic for the whole country, not just for the families, but for the understanding of this particular history,” Professor Margaret Burnham, founder and director of CRRJ, tells The New York Times.