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Blacks and the Military

Blacks and the Military

Binkin, Martin
Eitelberg, Mark J.
Schexnider, Alvin J.

Paperback

Series: Studies in Defense Policy

Technology & EngineeringBlack American StudiesGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 0815709730
ISBN13: 9780815709732
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: Jun 1 1982
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.07
Language: English

For much of the nation's history, the participation of blacks in the armed forces was ap-proximately in line with their proportion in the total population. This changed during the 1970s: by 1980 one of every three Army Gls and one of every five marines were black. The reaction has been mixed.
Many Americans look with approval on the growth of black participation in military service, since it often affords young blacks educational, social, and financial opportuni-ties that constitute a bridge to a better life not otherwise available to them. But for other Americans, the opportunities are outweighed by the disproportionate imposition of the burden of defense on a segment of the population that has not enjoyed a fair share of the benefits that society confers. From this perspective, the likelihood that blacks would suffer at least a third-and perhaps a half-of the combat fatalities in the initial stages of conflict is considered immoral, unethical, or otherwise contrary to the pre-cepts of democratic institutions.

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