Scientific theories said that dark-skinned people were less intelligent than white people and misguided theories justified the passage of laws that kept African Americans from voting.
Censorship can affect a free society by limiting the words and actions of people who wish to express themselves in certain ways. This restriction of freedom however is often necessary in order to preserve a functioning society.
He sorely needed the relief offered by the American forces. In May 1917, General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing was designated the supreme commander of the American army in France, and the American Expeditionary Forces were created.