Command of "Negro" Troops: Understanding and Leadership in the Military
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_2_0005
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Command of "Negro" Troops: Understanding and Leadership in the Military
- Date Created:
- 1946-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1946-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
- Description:
- This pamphlet, published by the War Department in 1944, provides guidance to officers on how to effectively command Negro troops. It emphasizes that colored Americans have the right and duty to serve their country and that there should be no racial discrimination in the selection and training of troops. The pamphlet acknowledges that Negro troops may face special challenges due to their different history and suggests methods for addressing these issues.
- Topic:
- Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress, Democratic Party (U.S.), African Americans
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_2_0000, Box 23, Folder 2, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- District of Columbia (national district), United States (nation), California (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
