may differ, but afflictions dwell in black and white the same.” –

For more than 200 years, African Americans have struggled to

find their place with equality and fairness. Beginning with

Enslavement to indentured servants, farmers to soldiers, and freedom

to racism. The services needed of the black man has fluctuated

greatly over the years. In civilian society, blacks were seen and

treated as outcasts, savages, and below low class individuals.

However in the United States Armed Forces demonstrates their full

potential and progress as Americans. Throughout Americas past, blacks

have been called upon to defend their country, families, and homes.

Given the opportunity to hold a rifle instead of a shovel or plow, and

given the opportunity to defend his country. However once their duty

was no longer needed, things fell back into place. All would return

to their plantation with their master, return to normal life of

racism, unfairness, and ridicule. Again when their services were

needed, all were called upon to return to active duty. The same

shooting two German planes and was the first black man of the 99th to

the secretary of war, over 400,000 blacks served in WWI” (Greene).

service battalions. Former civilian aides, Judge Williams Hastie and

memorial, when whites and blacks were integrated and recognized as

to cancel participation in the military. Do to the lack of experience

the battle field in Union blue and Confederate

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