Abstract
During the Second World War, thousands of African American servicemen and women were sent to the British Isles as part of the war effort. Their arrival sparked a debate over American racial beliefs and how they would affect society in Britain, with many white Americans quickly finding that the locals were largely disapproving of the systems of segregation and discrimination common in the United States. Conflicts concerning race often escalated into violence between white soldiers, black soldiers, and the British civilians, forcing the American military to reevaluate their stance on discrimination and segregation in the armed forces.
Recommended Citation
Dickinson, Joseph
(2020)
"A War to Save Civilization: African American Soldiers in Britain during the Second World War,"
Voces Novae: Vol. 12, Article 1.
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https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/vocesnovae/vol12/iss1/1
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