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Racial Discrimination In The US Military
Geraldine Lovely
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While whites still did not particularly like the idea of arming blacks during the war, many of the sailors in the U.S. Navy were black. In fact, during the Battle of Lake Erie African-Americans made up about one-quarter of the personnel in the American naval squadrons. While they served faithfully in the Navy, they were not allowed to serve in the Army. The law of 1792, which generally prohibited enlistment of blacks in the Army, became the United States Army's official policy until 1862. Due to its chronic shortage of personnel, the Navy never bothered with any restrictions on the enlistment of African-Americans
An Air Force technical sergeant who posted a video of her racist ranting on social media on Sunday has been suspended from her leadership role, officials said.
Tech. Sgt. Geraldine Lovely uploaded an expletive-laden video to Facebook of herself in uniform spouting off about her black female subordinates, who she said regularly give her “attitude” and have no “respect whatsoever.” Her offensive language drew reactions both at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada and across the country as the video went viral.
“I am trying my best to hold my professionalism with them, but good God, they have no … respect whatsoever,” Lovely said in the video. “Every time I talk to them … they are talking down to me.”
“Why is it that every time I encounter my subordinates that are black females they have a giant … attitude?” she asked.
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HISTORY
During The Civil War
Official enrollment occurred only after September 1862. From the moment they donned the uniforms of the Union, African-Americans proved themselves to be invaluable troops; they exceeded all expectations. At first, however, they were not employed on the battlefield instead, they were used as labor.
African-American discrimination in the U.S. Military refers to discrimination against black people who have served in the U.S. military from its creation during the Revolutionary War to the end of segregation by President Harry S. Truman's Executive Order 9981 in 1948 that officially ended segregation in the U.S. military
White soldiers and officers believed that black men lacked the ability to fight well.