Project Questions

1. What can be inferred from the oral histories of the black soldiers about their aspirations to be included in the American polity and society?
2. What do these documents and images reveal about the actions and methods of resistance that black soldiers and veterans used to combat discrimination and push for full citizenship?
3. How does the desegregation of the military fit into the history of the civil rights movement?
4. Central Question: What actions and methods of resistance did African American soldiers and veterans use in the Long Civil Rights Movement to combat discrimination and push for full citizenship?