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War
The Civil War
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By the end of the civil war there were more than 186,000 AA men in the Union army
AA men received discrimination in pay, rations, equipment and assignments
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There was no authorization to give these AA soldiers any clothes or equipment such as shovels, even if such equipment would be necessary for the assignments
The civil War resulted in; the 13th amendment (1865), the 14th amendment (1868) and the 15th amendment (1570)
Korean War
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In 1950 American Military commanders arrested 50 of the all black 24th infantry regiment and falsely accused them of "absent without leave"
General MacArthur was a big issue with promoting desegregation and as a result was fired in 1951 and replaced by General Mathew Ridgeway who actively promoted desegregation in all of his units
AA faced awful discrimination and prejudice throughout the Korean War, but once it ended change begun to happen rapidly
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Many AA decided to stay in the military post-war due to the better conditions for AA in the military
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World War 1
369th infantry division of all blacks received the nickname "the harlem hellfighters" because they didn't lose a single man through capture or lose a single foot of ground to the Germans
The entire regiment received the French medal of Croix de Guerre, but did not receive any American honours due to being black
William Henry Furrowh
served for 11 months and documented his journeys within the military. After his 11 months service he received an honourable discharge as well as a bronze victory lapel-button
it was very rare for AA men to receive medals for service during the war (American medals), so this was extremely significant because it sowed AA men can win medals for service
aftermath
Red Summer in 1919
white supremacist terrorism and racial riots took place in more than 3 dozen states as a result of AAs expecting more equal treatment for their valiant service in the war
Very little change for AAs sparked from WW1, rather AAs whom served were left shocked and disappointed because they still received the same treatment as before the war
World War 2
AA soldiers described being in slave-like conditions and being treated like animals in the army barracks
AAs were mostly sent to labour and service units because the military believed they were incapable of combat and leadership roles
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AAs did eventually receive more infantry and leader roles due to the injuries received by white soldiers
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aftermath
AA soldiers returned home after the war to face violent mobs of angry white people who believed the AAs were a threat to the Jim Crow laws
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Executive Order 9981 was signed as a result of the war to desegregate the army, however this didn't actually occur until after the Korean War
WW2 saw the progression of black soldiers from being "incapable of fighting and being leaders" to being able to fight in the war, gain commanding positions and become heroes. However the extent of change brought about by ww2 is questionable because they returned home to similar conditions as before, violent attacks by whites and being denied benefits that wer emeant to be
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