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Spike Lee: Black People Have 'Been Fighting For This Country From Day One'

Spike Lee's latest film,<em> Da 5 Bloods,</em> follows four black veterans as they return to Vietnam. African Americans have been fighting and dying for the U.S. from the outset, Lee says — just look at<a href=&quot;http://www.crispusattucksmuseum.org/crispus-attuck/&quot;> Crispus Attucks,</a> the first American killed in the Revolutionary War. Lee is pictured above in Beverly Hills in February 2019. (Invision/AP)
Spike Lee's latest film, Da 5 Bloods, follows four black veterans as they return to Vietnam. African Americans have been fighting and dying for the U.S. from the outset, Lee says — just look at Crispus Attucks, the first American killed in the Revolutionary War. Lee is pictured above in Beverly Hills in February 2019. (Invision/AP)

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