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African Americans suffered tremendous casualty rates, partly because the South refused to accept them as prisoners
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ViviMost black people in the south were still slaves, until the Emancipation Proclamation led to their freedom.
Many things were unique about African Americans during World War 2.
* Blacks were in separate regiments from all other races.
* Blacks fought bravely in Italy and France.
* There was a politically and historically significant effort to bring black soldiers and airmen into the war championed by civil rights leaders and Eleanor Roosevelt.
* Black units included the Tuskeegee Airmen (fighter pilots) and the 761st Tank Battalion.
* In the US Navy, blacks were generally relegated to roles as cooks and porters. A black cook earned a medal at Pearl Harbor for manning an antiaircraft machinegun when the sailors around him had panicked.
* At home, blacks were hired to do jobs never before available to people of color.
* Many black people earned good livings for the first time ever.
* Black soldiers (including officers) were subject to extreme prejudice in the south. German and Italian prisoners of war on parole or work duty received better treatment than black soldiers wearing their country's uniform.
* Troop trains carrying blacks through the south and border states (especially Kentucky) were sometimes attacked by the Klan. Windows had to be covered to prevent the mob from throwing bottles and rocks at soldiers on trains.
* Black workers loaded most of the cargo bound for overseas in coastal ports. At Port Chicago in California, a cargo ship loaded with bombs exploded and killed 50 black dockworkers.
Is it true that Vietnamese soldiers didn't aim for African Americans during the Vietnamese war?
Not True
What is true about women and African Americans during the Civil War?
they helped the war efforts in many different ways- or they were enlisted in the Union Army :)
What did African Americans and women have in common during World War 1?
During World War One many woman shared something in common with African-Americans. They had to work all the jobs that had previously been done by the men who were now at war.
How were the expriences of African Americans Mexican Americans and Japanese Americans similar during World War 2?
i cant i need it -Eli
How do the experiences of African Americans during the war show both continuity and change?
This is an ANALYZE question
