Social scientists will be arguing this question for a long time. The facts do indicate that blacks and Hispanics may have died in disproportionate numbers during the Vietnam War. Wealthy young men could remain in schools and universities with a student exemption. Many also had the cash available to spend a few years exiled in Canada or Sweden. The Navy and the Air Force were almost lilly white at the time which placed the minorities into the Army and Marine Corps where casualty rates were much higher. Education also played a factor in that higher AFQT scores put the better educated into technical positions well to the rear of direct fire weapons. Blacks and Hispanics probably had about a one percent higher death rate then their white counterparts.
The only real racism was involved with US forces fighting amongst themselves. Sit-ins & work refusals aboard US Navy vessels; and physical confrontations within the ground forces.
Note: This was the era of civil rights and the Black Panthers. And the US Military was strongly affected by both of them.
Frankly, both U.S. and Allied forces exhibited classic racism against the Vietnamese (both North and South). American soldiers (of all colors) frequently used racial slurs against the Vietnamese, and few held the Vietnamese as equals.
Although it is less well documented, the Vietnamese people held their own (rather justifiable, in my opinion) racist views of most Americans. This had to do with a long, and complex history that Vietnam had with European Imperialism, and was reinforced by the attitudes of the allied Americans.
Inside the American forces, there was considerably racial tension (and, outright racism). As noted above, this was the period of the Civil Rights Movement, where the U.S. was moving from a culture of accepted racism to a (nominally) post-racist one. The U.S. Military reflected society at the time, and racism (in both directions) was common, if not perhaps as bad as it was in the Southern U.S.
The 1960s was the era of the civil rights (and women's liberation) movement in America. The 1960s was also the time period when "Blacks" were both officially and informally transitioning from the term "Negro" to "Blacks." In the US Army, during the Vietnam War (as well as all wars previous to Vietnam), todays "African Americans" were officially classified as "Negros."
Because of this "transitioning phase" in America during that time period, "Black Panthers", civil rights leaders (such as Martin Luther King, etc.), civil rights marches, civil rights protests and riots (as depicted on television news, usually in black and white film footage/often showing policemen using "water hoses" to squelch down marchers, etc.), there was also "racial bias" in the US military, since the US military drew its men from the civilian population (from society) that was experiencing this turmoil. In Vietnam, however, everyman was armed, thus "fragging" (killing officers and NCOs) became somewhat common, this, being a part of the "racial bias" that escalated/extended into violence in large US military base camps.
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He was criticized for excellerating the war
yo moma was in da Vietnam war ask dat Adrian craven said it
You just said it; they built roads.
Racial strife was extremely high during that time period (Black Panthers, etc.). This trouble was apparent in Vietnam as well as Europe and the US.
Air war over North Vietnam. Ground war in South Vietnam; Riverine war in South Vietnam.
African Americans got poor medical treatment.
He was criticized for excellerating the war
He was said to escalate the Vietnam War to drastic levels that were outrageous.
There is no relevant comparison between the cold war (fighting communist aggression) and Africa's war for racial equality (apartheid).
yo moma was in da Vietnam war ask dat Adrian craven said it
You just said it; they built roads.
The social message in this film was more one of racial tension, and had nothing to do with the war or communism per se.
Racial strife was extremely high during that time period (Black Panthers, etc.). This trouble was apparent in Vietnam as well as Europe and the US.
They just said, "I did my time."
War in vietnam
There is no data stating how many fought in the Vietnam War. I, myself, had searched in many different websites, but all of them said that there was no possible way to tell.
No- you did not get to choose, you had to go. If they said for you to go, you got to go but you had to be 18 or older. TRUST ME- I'M IN 6TH GRADE AND I JUST LEARNED ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR!!