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MacGregor, Morris J
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965

(Defense studies series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Supt. of Docs. no.: D 114.2:In 8/940-65
1. Afro-American soldiers. 2. United States--Race
Relations. I. Title. II. Series.
UB418.A47M33 335.3'3 80-607077

_Department of the Army_
_Historical Advisory Committee_
(as of 6 April 1979)

Otis A. Singletary
University of Kentucky

Maj. Gen. Robert C. Hixon
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine
Command

Brig. Gen. Robert Arter
U.S. Army Command and
General Staff College

Sara D. Jackson
National Historical Publications
and Records Commission

Harry L. Coles
Ohio State University

Maj. Gen. Enrique Mendez, Jr.
Deputy Surgeon General, USA

Robert H. Ferrell
Indiana University

James O'Neill
Deputy Archivist of the United States

Cyrus H. Fraker
The Adjutant General Center

Benjamin Quarles
Morgan State College

William H. Goetzmann
University of Texas

Brig. Gen. Alfred L. Sanderson
Army War College

Col. Thomas E. Griess
U.S. Military Academy

Russell F. Weigley
Temple University

Foreword

The integration of the armed forces was a momentous event in our
military and national history; it represented a milestone in the
development of the armed forces and the fulfillment of the democratic
ideal. The existence of integrated rather than segregated armed forces
is an important factor in our military establishment today. The
experiences in World War II and the postwar pressu