In composing the piece Paul Greenberg writing in Townhall could have added that prior to WWI our military was integrated but Woodrow Wilson The “Great Progressive” instituted segregation which was discontinued only until Eisenhower took office.
Not true.
The military was fully segregated from the Civil War through WWII, with black outfits (almost) entirely led by white officers.
Black Jack Pershing of WWI fame received his name because of his service with 10th Cavalry, one of the Buffalo Soldier black regiments.
Oddly, we had many mixed regiments during our Revolution.
The post 1865 Army had the Negro 24th and 25th Infantry and 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments after the later restructuring. Have been a little interested in that era. One of my GG Grandfathers was Arthur MacArthur’s First Sergeant in the 13th Infantry at one time.
I KNOW the US Navy had black sailors aboard ship but don’t know about Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children.