One of the things minorities faced was the opportunity to get out of rural poverty. They were capable to enter the military. They also escaped a decade of depression and tenant farming in the south and mid west. The armed forces had been segregated Black, and white soldiers were kept separate. It was difficult to follow because even though races had been separated they both were being attacked. So like everyone else minorities fought in the war as well.
When Black, Hispanic, Native Americans returned from the war they found they were in a country that still did not grant them rights. I can merely imagine returning from war and not having the same right as everyone else it must've been frustrating and extremely confusing. Black soldiers who left farm jobs in the South decided not to return. This movement represented black migration that initiated the turn of the century. …show more content…
They fought in the war knowing it might jeopardize their sovereignty, culture and land if they lost. During the war there was no distinction made when a Native American joined the U.S. colored troops. In the 20th-century native Americans was included as colored. A significant number of natives Americans were mortally wounded when they were surrounded by the 13th United States colored Infantry. To sum it all they obviously fought for what they believe in despite what they would lose in the