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Katie Hoggan

Black History Month: The men stationed in Swansea in WW2 who went on to be famous and hugely influential

What connects Barack Obama, Martin Luther King and Gandhi to the city of Swansea? Well, if you look far back enough into the history of American men stationed in Swansea during World War Two, there were some extraordinary people here who are linked to some of the world's most influential people and movements.

You might not have heard of Ralph Waldo Ellison, Hugh Nathaniel Mulzac or Reverend Edward Carroll before, but these three men who were based in Swansea went on to shape history and have been celebrated by Swansea Museum.

Here's more about them:

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