Throughout time minorities in war have been a taboo for white soldiers. Ever since the revolutionary war, Black soldiers were deemed not good enough and cannot be in the same line as white soldiers. The fear of the black man all started when African American men tried to join the military and was faced with resistance due to the fear it would lead to the freedom of slaves. Black units were formed and segregation was prevalent throughout most of American history. These soldiers returned home and were able to show civilian life what they saw, and this pushed for a greater change in the military. With the help of technology like magazines and radio, helping the black cause was expedited. The military tried its best to downplay the role of the
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The black society has not been more equal than ever before, racism is still alive during that time but laws have tried their best to end Jim Crow and other institutionalized racism aspects of everyday life. The military is also fully integrated, but minorities are still making up the “dirty jobs”. The service itself is trying its best to minimize the impact that minorities can have on the war but with the massive swing in race relations that is becoming harder than ever because of the impact that the black soldiers are having. The services best chance at oppressing black soldiers came through the draft, this created a system of the poor fighting the war while the rich stay at home and fight, or serve in the National Guard. Even though the military is integrated, white soldiers and black soldiers are not held equally. “Few African Americans held rank above the junior officer grades, and there were few black senior NCO’s.” This is the new fight for the members in the service and maybe their hardest one yet, this is because no backing from the public. The public is no help to this cause because integration is done and the job is looked at complete. This is a long battle between the service and the members of the service; the members are trying their best to fight for equality while the institution is trying its best to keep the old traditions
The black society has not been more equal than ever before, racism is still alive during that time but laws have tried their best to end Jim Crow and other institutionalized racism aspects of everyday life. The military is also fully integrated, but minorities are still making up the “dirty jobs”. The service itself is trying its best to minimize the impact that minorities can have on the war but with the massive swing in race relations that is becoming harder than ever because of the impact that the black soldiers are having. The services best chance at oppressing black soldiers came through the draft, this created a system of the poor fighting the war while the rich stay at home and fight, or serve in the National Guard. Even though the military is integrated, white soldiers and black soldiers are not held equally. “Few African Americans held rank above the junior officer grades, and there were few black senior NCO’s.” This is the new fight for the members in the service and maybe their hardest one yet, this is because no backing from the public. The public is no help to this cause because integration is done and the job is looked at complete. This is a long battle between the service and the members of the service; the members are trying their best to fight for equality while the institution is trying its best to keep the old traditions