Word: racialization
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While the Negro in the Army is the victim of racial prejudice and discrimination, he is, at least, a participant in the war effort; he is expending some energy against Fascism. But, paradoxically, on the labor front, the Negro is not even given the satisfaction of being in the fight, no matter what prejudices he may meet. He has been barred, generally, from war work...
...beginnings, but they are only beginnings. Ordnance plants and the machine tool industries have not yet erased the color line. The Committee on Fair Employment Practice is beginning to aid in the placement and training of the Negro by issuing directives to war industries requesting specific action relative to racial employment patterns. This government agency is dealing with unions in which discriminatory practices have been reported. But the Committee itself is still in a development stage...
...first time, met him on equal ground an said, "We were told by white American soldiers that all Negroes are cannibals, illiterates, savages, and that they will rape our women. We were told that all Negroes were ragged and diseased." The English, too, were surprised at the racial prejudices in the American Expeditionary Force, and from pub to Parliament have criticized this "American...
...basic criticism of the Army is that while some concessions have been made to the Negro, he is continually being treated as a second-class citizen. A revision of the War Department policy of segregation as a solution to racial problems; methods of educating the Army to the racial issues; redress of the prejudiced actions of military and civilian police towards colored soldiers; and better attitudes from white soldiers are the changes present dislocated traditions can bring; changes that are stepping stones to a more democratic future for the Negro. Although he still remains skeptical about the protestations of Americans...
ALGIERS--General Henri Honore Giraud, French African leader, repudiated in the name of France today all laws and decrees imposed on the country since the Armistico, including those providing for racial discrimination, and promised Frenchmen a post-war government of their own choosing under the laws of the Third Republic...