Civil Rights and U.S. Military Integration African American Soldiers Serving in Korea Shortly After Truman’s 1948 Desegregation Order
African American U.S. Army soldiers photographed in Korea during the early 1950s document Black military service during the first major war fought after the desegregation of the United States armed forces. Twenty photographs dating to the Korean War era depict African American soldiers operating in field environments during active deployment.....
