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Military Race Relations Deteriorate Among U S Forces
Pentagon and civilian reports show escalating racial tension in the armed forces with discrimination noted at domestic and European bases. High level actions include firing Pentagon civil rights chiefs and pressuring communities over housing. Congress faces little reform despite Truman era equality mandates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack McWethy
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Pentagon
Harry S. Truman
NAACP
Air Force
Equal Opportunity Division
U.S
Southeast Asia
Defense
Melvin Laird
Frank Render 2d
Defense Department
Render
New York Times
Bender
United States
Congress
Navy
John Chafee
Truman
House
Senate
Armed Services Committees