{"id":127783,"date":"2022-07-16T00:31:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T17:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/reflections-on-black-us-soldiers-experiences-in-the-uk-letters\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T00:51:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T17:51:08","slug":"reflections-on-black-us-soldiers-experiences-in-the-uk-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/reflections-on-black-us-soldiers-experiences-in-the-uk-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on black US soldiers\u2019 experiences in the UK | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nSecond world war | One-fingered salute | Stones in the flowerbeds | The Brazil nut effect | Royal Mail\u2019s late deliveriesRe your report (9 July), Nevil Shute\u2019s 1947 novel The Chequer Board dealt with the question of racism when US forces were over here during the second world war, and my 1987 book When Jim Crow met John Bull: Black American Soldiers in World War II Britain is a comprehensive look at this unique experience. Several TV documentaries followed it, and the BBC made a feature film.Graham SmithShrewsbury, Shropshire\u2022 What I find irritating about Andrea Jenkyns\u2019 impolite gesture (Report, 11 July) is that it was a US-style single finger. Surely as a Conservative she should uphold the traditional British two fingers? Black Friday, trick or treat, proms \u2013 where will it all end?Ian AndersonCambridge Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jul\/15\/reflections-on-black-us-soldiers-experiences-in-the-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reflections on black US soldiers\u2019 experiences in the UK | Letters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Second world war | One-fingered salute | Stones in the flowerbeds | The Brazil nut&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-xf1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25115,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-sas\/","url_meta":{"origin":127783,"position":0},"title":"The SAS","date":"November 12, 2001","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The SAS, or Special Air Service, is under the spotlight again as politicians discuss its role in Afghanistan. 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