Vincent Long, 93, the last known surviving Montford Point Marine on Long Island, recalls training at a segregated section of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, called Montford Point. Now, an advocacy group is backing efforts to create a feature film about the experiences of America’s first black Marines who trained there. Credit: J. Conrad Williams Jr.

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