Black soldiers, sailors, and airmen expressed their frustration about segregation in the military during World War II in a variety of ways. A significant number of these protests involved non-violent forms of action that modern Americans might associate more with the Civil Rights Era of the 1960s than with the 1940s.

    This website will describe some of the protests that occurred and analyze the impact of those protests on military policy during and after the War.

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Tracy Fisher, Ph.D. Student, American History, George Mason University, Prepared for HIST697, Dr. Petrik, Spring 2010