Wilson's completely needless acts of bigotry against African Americans were endless. One of the most glaring was the U.S. military. Freedman/Black combat units w/White Officers were common in the last 18 months of the ACW and it was the 10th Cav (Buffalo Soldiers) who saved Teddy amateur ass on San Juan Hill, but when the AEF got to France Blacks were prohibited from combat units (despite the fact that Entente forces had large numbers of "colored" (in the eyes of Wilson and his ilk) troops engaged in heavy fighting. The only troops Wilson would allow Pershing to release to the French when they were begging for help, were some of the Black battalions who were meant to be laborers.He also changed several ambassador positions to countries in the Caribbean that had had Black ambassadors for nearly as long as the positions existed. Haiti being one of the examples I remember.
Of course these men were welcomed with open army by the French, who had been tapping African Colonial populations since 1915, to Wilson shock. The U.S. segregated units then proceeded to be some of the best AEF forces deployed during the war, almost stupid brave and remarkably professional considering the were almost 100% recent conscripts (amazing what treating a man like an equal, or even near equal, will do).
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