Pressure grows Negro representation on Southern draft boards
Washington pressure boosts the number of Negroes on Southern local draft boards from 48 in 1966 to 174 in 1967 across 11 former Confederate states. Despite the rise, Negroes hold about 4 percent of 4,200 seats, far below their regional population share. Lt. Gen. Hershey coordinates the push, governors nominate, and Washington approves.
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