During WWII, African Americans
- A
Served mostly in Confederate-style auxiliary brigades organized along antebellum lines
- B
Were excluded entirely from military service until Truman's 1948 desegregation order
- C
Served in fully integrated units from 1941 and faced no discrimination in the wartime military
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Served in segregated units (e.g., Tuskegee Airmen) and pushed for the 'Double V' — victory abroad and at home
Explanation
Wartime contributions and rising expectations laid groundwork for Civil Rights Movement.