african americans went home to bigotry and injustice after serving in the war even tho the war created spots for african american people the war became a racial and political consciousness of a genaration of black people especially those who served in the army wich had a impact in the civil rights movement .
black veterans led the postwar civil right charge.Blacks returned home from the war to a life of bigotry and injustice.The experiences of African American soldiers during World War II inspired many of them to agitate for civil rights when they returned to civilian life. Even though black soldiers faced discrimination from within the American military, they had the opportunity to observe societies where Jim Crow racism was not the law of the land.Black soldiers hoped that their military service would serve as a powerful claim to equal citizenship for African Americans.
