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Black WWII war hero
Coverage of Black WWII war hero in the Nexus archive.
- NAACP slams Navy’s reported talks to swap war hero’s name on carrier with Trump’s
The NAACP slammed the Navy after reports indicated that the military planned to rename an aircraft carrier named for a Black WWII war hero. The organization stated that these alleged talks, which involved considering President Trump's name as a replacement, are unacceptable. Derrick Johnson issued this criticism via a social media post regarding the USS Doris Miller’s name.