I've heard that when President Truman desegregated the armed forces in 1948, soldiers, at least for the most part, claimed to care more about skill, trust, and camaraderie than skin color. Is this true, or is this romanticizing the past/the armed forces?
by /u/chipbloch in /r/AskHistorians
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