did the vietnam war help or burden for the African American...?

Question

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Answer 1

I do not think the Vietnam War helped African Americans. First of all, African Americans were more subject to the draft since they were less likely to get academic referrals.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was against the Vietnam War because he felt the war was detracting from efforts needed to fight poverty here in our country. He also saw it as an example of our country's racism since we were fighting a people of another culture and color.

The only possible benefit for African Americans is that the military was less prone to prejudice than American society in general.

Answer 2

The African-American percentage of the population in the military during the Vietnam years was slightly below the nation population percentage. (In other words, blacks had about a 1 or 2 percent lower population in uniform during that time -- a difference right on the border of insignificance)

The war neither helped nor hindered African-Americans as a group. Despite the best efforts of a few demagogues, the war simply had nothing to do with African-Americans.

In other words, it's not a yes or no answer -- the Vietnam Era simply didn't give a damn about skin color.

Answer 3

Going along with the first answer, there was only a proven 12% blacks in uniform, although they cried and tried to make people think they were carrying the burden. I was there.
And, by the way, we did have a bunch of college boys there to, they didn't take that many deferrals.