ECU’s Joyner Library hosts end of World War II 80th anniversary commemoration exhibit

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The story of World War II from the American perspective is on display at ECU’s Joyner Library.

The “In Their Footsteps: Exploring World War II Through Archival Records” exhibit is currently being featured at the library.

It features photographs, records, diaries, oral histories, film, posters, and other artifacts across the first, third, and fourth floors of the library.

The exhibit times out with the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

“While the exhibit will undoubtedly feature the major battles and events of the war, such as the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Invasion of Normandy, or D-Day, portions of the exhibit will also be devoted to less-covered aspects and events. These include topics such as propaganda, rationing, life on the home front in Eastern North Carolina, the experience of minority service members, the internment of Japanese Americans, the Holocaust and its survivors, and the trials faced by prisoners of war,” the library says.

The exhibit will be on display through December.

For more information about the exhibit or to arrange special tours, please email specialcollections@ecu.edu.