Genero36
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Posted: 11/11/17 6:39 pm ::: The Struggle of Black Veterans |
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Veterans Day is an occasion to acknowledge with respect and appreciation those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. But for generations, African Americans returning home from service were more likely to face discrimination, disrespect, violence, and even death.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, white supremacy remained law and custom throughout the nation, and many whites feared that black soldiers who had experienced the pride of military service would resist the disenfranchisement, segregation, and second-class citizenship that still characterized the African American experience. In August 1917, U.S. Senator James Vardeman of Mississippi warned that, once a black soldier was allowed to see himself as an American hero, it would be "but a short step to the conclusion that his political rights must be respected." Bringing black soldiers home to the South with expectations of equality, he predicted, would "inevitably lead to disaster." |
https://eji.org/news/struggle-of-black-veterans
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