"The campaign to discredit Black troops, which stung the Tuskegee Airmen and 92nd Infantry, intensified as the Allies secured victory. United States senators disparaged the performance and character of Black soldiers, while photographic histories of the war overlooked Black American contributions almost entirely."
Matthew F. Delmont, Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad
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