The fact that he served isn’t irrelevant, but he did serve in the Army and not the Navy, correct. The fact that he served is a large part of why the rest of his life happened, but I think overall that the segregation of the Armed Forces during both World Wars is rather relevant to all branches of the military (which I wish they would include the name of the specific book like they did the MLK and Einstein book). I’m probably just overthinking it, but removing this just feels unnecessary.
He got a court martial before deploying, he’s entirely irrelevant considering nothing he did actually benefited or changed segregation in the military. The only reason he is known is as a baseball player, not as a great tank squadron member, not as a shining example of black military service members, he’s a baseball player. If I was to run a naval academy library it would be about the navies historically and what made successful ones, not random biographies and books.
Yeah, which again did absolutely nothing to end segregation in the military. This is basically the Booker versus DuBois debate, who was more impactful on segregation, the men who followed the rules and showcased they were the same, or those that quit and protested?
The fact that he served isn’t irrelevant, but he did serve in the Army and not the Navy, correct. The fact that he served is a large part of why the rest of his life happened, but I think overall that the segregation of the Armed Forces during both World Wars is rather relevant to all branches of the military (which I wish they would include the name of the specific book like they did the MLK and Einstein book). I’m probably just overthinking it, but removing this just feels unnecessary.
He got a court martial before deploying, he’s entirely irrelevant considering nothing he did actually benefited or changed segregation in the military. The only reason he is known is as a baseball player, not as a great tank squadron member, not as a shining example of black military service members, he’s a baseball player. If I was to run a naval academy library it would be about the navies historically and what made successful ones, not random biographies and books.
The deleted then restored article goes over this, but his court martial was over refusing to sit at the back of the bus.
Yeah, which again did absolutely nothing to end segregation in the military. This is basically the Booker versus DuBois debate, who was more impactful on segregation, the men who followed the rules and showcased they were the same, or those that quit and protested?