UK village marks 80th anniversary of fight against US army racism during war

Clinton Smith, chair of Preston Black History Group is seen by the Ye Olde Hob Inn in Bamber Bridge near Preston (AP)

A village in the north-west of England is marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Bamber Bridge – which took place after residents refused to accept segregation in the US military during the Second World War.

The incident occurred in June 1943, after an all-black US army regiment rolled into Bamber Bridge near Preston, Lancashire.