Desegregation had an immediate impact on diversity in the non-commissioned ranks. Integrating the military’s officer corps was far more difficult. The problem became acute when large-scale deployments of U.S. forces to Vietnam began in the early 1960s, where large numbers of Black and Hispanic service members served under officers who were almost invariably white. Discrimination, […]
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Anti-Affirmative Action Zealots Are Coming for West Point
Desegregation had an immediate impact on diversity in the non-commissioned ranks. Integrating the military’s officer corps was far more difficult. The problem became acute when large-scale deployments of U.S. forces to Vietnam began in the early 1960s, where large numbers of Black and Hispanic service members served under officers who were almost invariably white. Discrimination, […]
Read MoreAnti-Affirmative Action Lawsuit Against West Point Claims Military Racism ‘Virtually Nonexistent Post-Vietnam’
NewsOne Featured Video New cadets march in a courtyard on campus during Reception Day at the United States Military Academy at West Point, June 27, 2016, in West Point, New York.| Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Neatly tucked into the sprawling new anti-affirmative action lawsuit aiming to strike down race-based admissions at the nation’s top […]
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