African Americans in Vietnam W

Fighting on Two Fronts: African Americans and the Vietnam War, begins by briefly looking at how previous wars such as the American Revolution, WWI, WWII, and the Korean War dealt with race relations in comparison to the Vietnam War. Earlier wars had a segregated system that limited the contact between white and black soldiers, and it was not until the Vietnam War when soldiers were fully integrated. In a chronological order beginning with the draft …

…racial discrimination and did not benefit black servicemen. Westheider has many compelling arguments and an enormous amount of data to confirm them. His finding must be taken seriously due to the variety and credibility of his sources. Other than assuming the reader is already familiar with the Vietnam War and the principles of the major black organizations Westheider provides excellent examples of racial discrimination and its effects on African Americans in the 1960’s and 70’s.