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OpenStudy (anonymous):

During the war, where did african americans recieve the best treatment?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Answer During World War 2 prejudice against African-American was very high.Training and opportunities were unavailable. Army was strictly segregated and generally assigned black soldiers to noncombatant roles. Navy blacks were cooks and servants. In the beginning air corps or marines would not take them at all. American Red Cross keep black and white plasma separated. African-Americans has low paying jobs like janitorial positions.But were doors were open to more skilled jobs and higher paid. By 1944 African Americans accounted for almost 10 percent of the population, held 8 percent of the jobs. Little changed during the course of the war to elevate black people's social status. Although there are some celebrated units of black soldiers, such as the Tuskegee Airmen, they played only a small part in the war. After the war, they faced the same prejudice they had prior to the war. Essentially nothing changed until the Civil Rights Movement in the late 1950s-1960s.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

During the war African Americans received the best treatment in Europe. France to be specific. They were treated like all of the other soldiers and segregation did not exist in that country.

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