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How severe was the whiplash when black combat volunteers in the Spanish Civil War and later U.S soldiers in WW2 when they were as praised and highly regarded for their service as others, to the point where military segregation when stationed in allied countries were resisted by white locals?

by /u/SerialMurderer in /r/AskHistorians

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