Serving in the United States Military comes with great responsibility as well as pressure and liability. Freed African American slaves served in the U.S. military as early as the 18th century, but it wasn’t until after WWII that these troops were racially desegregated. Racism is a real problem in the military and it will continue to be a problem for years to come. Why is it that these human beings get discriminated against when all they want to do is serve their country and fight for freedom? The U.S. needs to pay more attention and put a stop to this. Racism is terribly wrong and everyone deserves the right to be respected.
Some of these black slaves ran away from their owners to join the Army and fight for their freedom. The Civil War was …show more content…
The ruling by the Board for Correction of Naval Records stated that racism indeed existed in the Navy during this time. The ruling concluded that neither racial prejudice nor other improper factors were present during the proceedings. All the men assigned to loading ammunition onto ships were African American, all the officers were white, and no black man could become an officer. Soon after the explosion, the surviving black workers were forced to go back to work under the same dangerous working conditions and the same officers. Almost 300 men hesitated to return, and 50 of those sailors were sentenced and charged with mutiny. The remaining sailors were charged with lesser sentences and were briefly imprisoned. (Allen, pg.56-59)
The U.S. Armed Services is the most racially integrated organization in the world. There is no organization as large as the United States. The American combat experience during WWI was extremely brief for heroic black service to overcome social bias. Two black divisions were created. One was under the command of the French and the other under the command of the Americans. The navy, army, and marines were just as separate at the beginning of the Korean War despite President Truman 's Executive Order number 9981. The Air Corps and Marine Corps still declined the enlistment of blacks. (Gropman, …show more content…
A rough total of 7,000 of the 60,000 Americans killed in Vietnam were black, a figure equal to the proportion of blacks in the American population. By the end of the war, however, there were eleven black generals in the army, three in the air force, and one in the navy. Black soldiers were granted 20 of the 239 Medals of Honor awarded during the Vietnam War. African Americans made up about thirty percent of the U.S. Army during Operations Urgent Fury in Grenada, Restore Hope in Somalia, Desert Storm-Desert Shield in the Persian Gulf, and Uphold Democracy in Haiti. In 1999 blacks made up thirteen percent of the U.S. population and twenty-two percent of the military. After two centuries of fighting for equality, African Americans finally serving as equal and fair partners, defending this country.
Your race, religion, or ethnicity shouldn 't define your ability to do anything. Segregating someone because they are different is cruel and unjust. Today 's society has conformed and adapted in many different ways, however people still get treated unfairly. We are created the way we are for a reason, and people should start accepting that. The world would be a happier and better place if people weren 't such judgement and harsh beings and opened up their hearts to love and acceptance. Can racism really be eradicated in the military? Or at
Some of these black slaves ran away from their owners to join the Army and fight for their freedom. The Civil War was …show more content…
The ruling by the Board for Correction of Naval Records stated that racism indeed existed in the Navy during this time. The ruling concluded that neither racial prejudice nor other improper factors were present during the proceedings. All the men assigned to loading ammunition onto ships were African American, all the officers were white, and no black man could become an officer. Soon after the explosion, the surviving black workers were forced to go back to work under the same dangerous working conditions and the same officers. Almost 300 men hesitated to return, and 50 of those sailors were sentenced and charged with mutiny. The remaining sailors were charged with lesser sentences and were briefly imprisoned. (Allen, pg.56-59)
The U.S. Armed Services is the most racially integrated organization in the world. There is no organization as large as the United States. The American combat experience during WWI was extremely brief for heroic black service to overcome social bias. Two black divisions were created. One was under the command of the French and the other under the command of the Americans. The navy, army, and marines were just as separate at the beginning of the Korean War despite President Truman 's Executive Order number 9981. The Air Corps and Marine Corps still declined the enlistment of blacks. (Gropman, …show more content…
A rough total of 7,000 of the 60,000 Americans killed in Vietnam were black, a figure equal to the proportion of blacks in the American population. By the end of the war, however, there were eleven black generals in the army, three in the air force, and one in the navy. Black soldiers were granted 20 of the 239 Medals of Honor awarded during the Vietnam War. African Americans made up about thirty percent of the U.S. Army during Operations Urgent Fury in Grenada, Restore Hope in Somalia, Desert Storm-Desert Shield in the Persian Gulf, and Uphold Democracy in Haiti. In 1999 blacks made up thirteen percent of the U.S. population and twenty-two percent of the military. After two centuries of fighting for equality, African Americans finally serving as equal and fair partners, defending this country.
Your race, religion, or ethnicity shouldn 't define your ability to do anything. Segregating someone because they are different is cruel and unjust. Today 's society has conformed and adapted in many different ways, however people still get treated unfairly. We are created the way we are for a reason, and people should start accepting that. The world would be a happier and better place if people weren 't such judgement and harsh beings and opened up their hearts to love and acceptance. Can racism really be eradicated in the military? Or at