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Racial Beachhead: Diversity and Democracy in a Military Town
In 1917, Fort Ord was established in the tiny subdivision of Seaside, California. Over the course of the 20th century, it held great national and military importancea major launching point for World War II operations, the first base in the military to undergo complete integration, the West Coast's most important training base for draftees in the Vietnam War, a site of important civil rights movementsuntil its closure in the 1990s. Alongside it, the city of Seaside took form. Read more