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CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ON A MILITARY LENS 2

Civil rights movement on a military lens

The United States military today is very diverse soldiers from varied ethnicity and race.

For a long period, African American soldiers served under the US military. They travelled across

the world meeting newer people and acquiring new skills. For most, it was a moment of

interaction, socialization, and education. The war however took an extra racial direction for

African Americans and other minor races. They faced as much animosity and hostility from their

white counterpart comrades as they did experience from the enemy troupes (Hamlin, 2004).In

most army camps, African American soldiers often found themselves segregated and separated

from other army comrades. They were given less attention and enjoyed even lesser privileges

then those received by imprisoned enemy combatants.

Rather than be granted the opportunity to fight in war, African American soldiers found

themselves reduced to minimal jobs as janitors and cooks in the field. Aid in war received from

African American soldiers went unrecognized and were only referred to as Negroes. Their white

comrades took all the glory for themselves. However, most African American soldiers were from

poverty-stricken villages and participating in the war gave them opportunities to meet people

from better lifestyles. They also have to experience better food and living conditions that those

back at home. Educational opportunities were also made possible and they could learn new

things, acquire new knowledge and skills.

They dedicated themselves to advance the civil rights back home an enterprise aimed at

attaining victory over racism. Both African American soldiers in uniform and those not, hoped

their dedicated service to the US nation would in turn birth equal citizenship rights (Robinson,

1997). However, the white supremacists cautioned against blacks wearing the military uniform in

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Running head: CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ON A MILITARY LENS Civil rights movement on a military lens Student’s name Institution affiliated Professor’s name Date 1 CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ON A MILITARY LENS 2 Civil rights movement on a military lens The United States military today is very diverse soldiers from varied ethnicity and race. For a long period, African American soldiers served under the US military. They travelled across the world meeting newer people and acquiring new skills. For most, it was a moment of interaction, socialization, and education. The war however took an extra racial direction for African Americans and other minor races. They faced as much animosity and hostility from their white counterpart comrades as they did experience from the enemy troupes (Hamlin, 2004).In most army camps, African American soldiers often found themselves segregated and separated from other army comrades. They were given less attention and enjoyed even lesser privileges then those received by imprisoned enemy combatants. Rather than be granted the opportunity to fight in war, African American soldiers found themselves reduced to minimal jobs as janitors and cooks in the field. A ...
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