African-American soldiers felt like they were fighting racism back home.
African-American soldiers felt like they were fighting racism back home.
Freedom for themselves, their families, African Americans, and all oppressed people…
South African Overseas Expeditionary Force was created in 1915.
Well there was a lot more than one that fought in World War Two. There was around 125,000 fighting overseas.
Corruption & dictatorship.
African American soldiers might have been fighting on the same side with many whites, but they were still not treated equally. They got paid less than the whites and were treated poorly by their fellow soldiers. They were in very poor conditions too, just adding to the list of issues.
Yes, only Buffalo Soldiers were African American
The confederacy used some, but mostly in menial and support jobs. The Union had many more black soldiers, and many of them were fighting soldiers. Moreover, the (white) commander of the first black regiment had forced the Government to put black soldiers on equal pay with the white soldiers.
African leaders hoped for independence after fighting the Germans.
yes
African Americans were still treated with discrimination and prejudice, so they served in racially segregated units.
because north had not that many soldiers