University to remove murals commemorating WWII veterans for lack of diversity
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> "It's important to note that Blacks and other servicemen of color returning to the states during that time were prohibited from taking advantage of the GI Bill, despite that being a promise to them at discharge."
It also looks like the services wouldn't desegregate until at least Korea, or even the mid-1960s:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_9981
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100723014433/http://www.histor...
> "Originally a follower of civilian society in racial matters, the armed forces moved ahead in the 1950's and by the mid-1960's had become a powerful stimulus for change in civilian practices in some areas of the country."
more of the same at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24333207
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Sta...
enlistments (far below): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_minorities_in_the_US_ar...
The WP text seems to quote the following directly: https://history.army.mil/documents/wwii/minst.htm
> "The reasons why relatively few Negroes enlisted during World war II were numerous. The principal one, however, was the severe restrictions placed against Negro enlistments by the armed forces, which, in some periods, amounted to complete prohibition."
Ya gotta do what ya gotta do to keep the paying customers, don't ya?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(Unite...
"The unit earned more than 18,000 awards in less than two years, including 9,486 Purple Hearts and 4,000 Bronze Star Medals. The unit was awarded eight Presidential Unit Citations (five earned in one month).[6] Twenty-one of its members were awarded Medals of Honor.[3] In 2010, Congress approved the granting of the Congressional Gold Medal to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and associated units who served during World War II,[7] and in 2012, all surviving members were made chevaliers of the French Légion d'Honneur for their actions contributing to the liberation of France and their heroic rescue of the Lost Battalion.[8]"
I'm pretty sure that's not true.
> I feel sad for the Americans of yesterday, though, I can't imagine such disrespect to their work here in Europe.
The white Americans of yesterday used to get upset when a black person used their water fountain, or got a better seat on a bus, so it's not like they refrained from weaponized outrage.
at least you're admitting the stuff now is disingenuous and strategic
Strategic, absolutely. And—in this particular case at least—pretty stupid. But I'm more interested in the aim; it's no longer about keeping minorities down.