African+Americans+in+the+Military

African Americans first started enlisting in the military on June 1, 1942. Over two and a half million African American men registered in the military draft. African American women volunteered their services in the war. However, although African Americans were allowed to battle alongside Caucasions in World War 2, they still were not treated equally. Segregation of the races still existed in the transportation of the soldiers. Not only did the African American soldiers deal with segregation throughout their services in the military, they had to deal with racism throughout their time serving their own home country. Timeline: __**June 1, 1942**__: African American's first start enlisting in the Military

__**July 17, 1944**__: Port Chicago Disaster, approximately 2,000 tons of ammunition explodes as African American Navy soldiers are rushed by their white superior officers to load it into ships.

__**1944**__: Over 700,000 African American's (8.7 percent of the total number of soldiers) in the Military

__**1945**__: Only 3 percent of men accounted for in the Military are African Americans