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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
No, it wasn't. The British Empire had serving black soldiers. The only reasons the US used them was because they were short of men to fight. It was still a segregated army up until WW2.
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The United States military has ALWAYS been the catalyst for social change. There have been books written about this very subject. Blacks, women, and then gays - the US military always led the way.