How Silver Dollars Desegregated Great Falls, Montana

This is an American story: the story of my family

This is one of the silver dollars that was used to desegregate Great Falls, MT. Photo by author.

The new Base Commander had arrived at the great north outpost located in the inhospitable land of Great Falls, Montana. He surveyed the airmen in his charge and noticed something peculiar. None of the black airmen, regardless of rank, lived off base. Yet, most of the white airmen rented places…