What was the treatment of African-Americans in World War 2?

Answer 1

During (and even after) World War II, the most accurate general statement about the treatment of African-Americans in and out of uniform is this: America continued to neglect the dignity, genius, and freedom of its African-American population even while it waged a war to restore the same to Europe and Asia. The experience of Black Americans who served in the military is on its own one justification of this generalization. At the same time, the dedication, diligence, and fighting-success of individual and groups of African-American soldiers typically earned them respect among some of their White (and other) peers on the battlefields of the war. This respect would have a positive impact on the front-lines as well as on the home-front, despite the continued prejudice that many African-Americans experienced upon their return from war.