In this book James E. Westheider explores the social and
professional paradoxes facing African-American soldiers in Vietnam.
Service in the military started as a demonstration of the merits of
integration as blacks competed with whites on a near equal basis
for the first time. Military service, especially service in
Vietnam, helped shape modern black culture and fostered a sense of
black solidarity in the Armed Forces. But as the war progressed,
racial violence became a major problem for the Armed Forces as they
failed to keep pace with the sweeping changes in civilian society.
Despite the boasts of the Department of Defense, personal and
institutional racism remained endemic to the system. Westheider
tells this story expertly and accessibly by providing the history
and background of African American participation in the U.S. Armed
Forces then following all the way through to the experience of
African Americans returning home from the Vietnam war.
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