Robert Roberts and his wife Iris White chronicle much, including Black servicemen who came back from the war with European brides.
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Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
For much of the 20th century in the United States, tattoos were associated with rebellion and criminality — linked to prisoners, gangs and subcultures, as well as servicemen like sailors and soldiers.
The same groups pushing this measure are also behind Initiative 110, which would restrict certain health care for transgender youth, inserting politicians into private medical decisions that belong with families and their doctors.
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