Name: The Spirit That Built America: The Black Scientists Who Fueled the Manhattan Project
Duration: 61
Description: In the race to end WWII, the brightest American minds are called to work on the Manhattan Project, including a number of unsung Black scientists and engineers.

In the race to end WWII, the brightest American minds are called to work on the Manhattan Project, including a number of unsung Black scientists and engineers.

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The Spirit That Built America: The Black Scientists Who Fueled the Manhattan Project

<p>World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. Explore the battles, leaders and atrocities from the war and its impact on geopolitics and humankind.</p>


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