Original Post: Discuss the differences in black military service and attitudes toward the war, comparing the Spanish American War and World War I to World War II. What was different and why was there protest in some African American circles against service in World War II? How were World War I and II similar for blacks? Consider both blacks' military service and white reaction during and after the wars.
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Original Post: Explain what the Detroit race riot indicated about race relations in the 1940s. How did it start and what were the major factors? What was the official and police response. Finally, how did whites and blacks interpret the riot differently? What came out of the Riots?