24th Infantry Regiment and the Racial Debate in the U.S. Army
Willard S. Squire
Broschiertes Buch

24th Infantry Regiment and the Racial Debate in the U.S. Army

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The debate over the service of black Americans in the U.S. Army centered around three questions: Could they serve? Would they be allowed to serve? And, if allowed, in what capacity would they serve? This is similar to modern debates about the service of women and homosexuals in the military. The valuable service of black Americans during the Civil War, coupled with Radical Republican policies ended this debate in 1866 with the formation of six regiments composed of black soldiers led by white officers. In 1870, the Army Reduction Act consolidated those regiments into four, the 9th and 10th Cav...