Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is narrator and executive producer of the History Channel documentary '761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers,' about one of only a few African-American tank battalions that saw combat in World War II, at a time when the armed forces were still segregated. He talks with CBS News national security correspondent David Martin about the importance of bringing the story of the 761st to light.
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is narrator and executive producer of the History Channel documentary"761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers," about one of only a few African-American tank battalions
that saw combat in World War II, at a time when the armed forces were still segregated. He talks with CBS News national security correspondent David Martin about the importance of bringing the story of the 761st to light.
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