separately as all-black units
alot because they wanted to help fight for their county too, so blacks were allowed to enter the war...and fight on the front lines.
Nearly one million.
They served in the US military.
ALL jobs in the US military are military positions, be it war or peace. There are NO non-military jobs in the military
Fighter Pilot Training.
African Americans got poor medical treatment.
CORE Congress of racial equality. African Americans in the military, Mexican Americans in wartime and the Japanese Americans in the War effort: Japanese American Citizens League.Read more: What_events_show_the_persistence_of_racial_tension_during_World_War_2
the african americans were still in slavery during the civil war
None. The US Military was segregated during WWII. Korea was the first US war in which African Americans were integrated. Prior to Korea, African Americans served in "all black units." The US Navy was more stringent (stricter) than the US Army was during WWII; relegating African Americans to servants, laborers, and general support functions.
There are more than 350,000 African Americans!
Discrimination existed within military policies. Black leaders continued to fight discrimination during the war. Blacks were not treated equally within the military.
Because they were discriminated against everywhere. Why would the armed forces be any different?