What did the American War College conclude about African American soldiers in 1925? What policies grew out of these conclusions?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
Answer:
1. Explain that U.S. military policies with respect to African Americans reflected the prevailing racism of the times.
2. Explain that the 1925 American War College report embodied those attitudes.
3. Note that the report concluded that black men were unfit for combat duty, mentally inferior, cowardly, and unable to take on leadership roles.
4. Conclude that the War Department drew on this report when it established its polices at the start of World War II. Black men would serve in segregated units and primarily in noncombat roles.
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