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They faced segregation and post traumatic stress disorder(PTSD). Not many of them lived through the first world war, and not many were allowed to go overseas, if they were they were cooks and bell boys.

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African Americans were discriminated and were in many race riots. They started Jazz, and many went into acting.

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People became poor. Many children became orphans, as their parents died in the war.

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Segregation and discrimination.

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they went into slavery

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Safety/ protection under the law

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Q: How were the lives of African Americans affected after ww2?
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