M7 Discussion (original post): Blacks' Military Service & Protest During WWII OR Detroit Race Riot
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Original Post:
Discuss
the differences in black military service and attitudes toward the war
, comparing the Spanish American War and World War I to World War II. What was different and why was there protest in some African American circles against service in World War II? How were World War I and II similar for blacks? Consider both blacks’ military service and white reaction during and after the wars.
OR
Original Post:
Explain what the
Detroit race riot
indicated about race relations in the 1940s. How did it start and what were the major factors? What was the official and police response. Finally, how did whites and blacks interpret the riot differently? What came out of the Riots?
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1. M7 Discussion (original post): Blacks' Military Service &
Protest During WWII OR Detroit Race Riot
32
32 unread replies.
33
33 replies.
(Discussion Expectations:
Lively discussions are welcome, but in order to meet class
expectations, please provide an original post response of
at least 200 words
to one of the following question sets.
Original Post:
Discuss
the differences in black military service and attitudes toward the
war
, comparing the Spanish American War and World War I to
World War II. What was different and why was there protest in
some African American circles against service in World War
II? How were World War I and II similar for blacks? Consider
both blacks’ military service and white reaction during and after
the wars.
OR
Original Post:
Explain what the
Detroit race riot
indicated about race relations in the 1940s. How did it start
and what were the major factors? What was the official and
police response. Finally, how did whites and blacks interpret the
riot differently? What came out of the Riots?
