Dr. Dante Brazill educates Milford community on hidden WWII figures

MILFORD, Del. – When we talk about WWII, we often highlight the men who were fighting on the battlefield.

On Saturday, Dr. Dante Brazill, a teacher at Polytech high school, put a spotlight on the Black women who often go under the radar.

“Their story is universal; you can look into their story and be inspired, it’s a universal story no matter what your background is, or your station in life,” Dr. Brazill said.

It’s a universal story that many Black women can relate to, seven decades after the end of WWII.

Fascinated by the roles that Black Rosies played during the war, Dr. Brazill shared his love for the history with the Milford community.

“WWII is still a fascinating topic for a lot of people,” Dr. Brazill said. “The subject is studied very highly, and it’s still taught in the school system.”

Dr. Brazill said the women who were recruited faced discrimination against their gender and their race.

It’s an issue that director of outreach for the Milford Museum, Tom Summers, said forced the women to fight not one, but two battles.

“They were facing segregation and racial injustice at home, and they were also fighting the enemy, which were the Germans and the Japanese, they were actually at two fronts during most of the war,” Summers said.

But despite this, Dr. Brazill chose to focus on the resilience of the hidden figures and highlight them during Black history month.

“We tend to focus on the same two or three people every Black History Month, and people are interested in learning more about who else contributed to Black history,” Dr. Brazill said.

“There are so many different angles to WWII, but I think that this is one that a lot of people are interested in finding out more about,” Summers added.