U.S. Army renames Fort Polk after Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black WWI hero : NPR
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 14, 2023
New York Army National Guard Sgt. William Henry Johnson, circa 1919.
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Louisiana's Fort Polk became the latest U.S. Army installation to shed its Confederate namesake on Tuesday when it was officially renamed Fort Johnson after a Black World War I hero.
The base now honors Sgt. William Henry Johnson, whose actions on the front lines in France . . .
