The Air Force Integrates, 1945-1964, Second Edition

Alan L. Gropman

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Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
12 May 2015

General encyclopaedias; Social discrimination; Air forces & warfare

Series: Smithsonian History of Aviation Series

On April 5, 1945, more than sixty black officers of the U.S. Army Air Forces were arrested for entering a whites-only club at Freeman Field, Indiana, to protest the rigid segregation and unequal policies under which they and all African American airmen were forced to serve. Termed a mutiny by the white commanders at the base, the incident was one of several racial conflicts during the next four years that helped convince senior officers in the newly independent Air Force that segregation was an inefficient personnel policy. Documenting the racial integration of the Air Force from the end of World War II to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Alan L. Gropman contends that the service desegregated itself not for moral or political reasons but to improve military effectiveness. He draws on a range of unpublished records to show that, while proceeding smoothly, Air Force integration initially did little to ensure fair promotion practices or to protect African Americans from off-post discrimination, especially in housing, entertainment, and education. Gropman also outlines the political motivations of President Truman's 1948 Executive Order 9981 for equal opportunity in the military and reviews controversial Kennedy administration initiatives that attempted to place the military at the forefront of civil rights reform. First published in 1977, the book now includes a new preface charting the policy changes that have dramatically increased the numbers of black officers and senior supervisors in the Air Force during the past two decades. Detailing the uneven progress of a major shift in military policy, The Air Force Integrates also illuminates the often pragmatic motivations of those who bring about fundamental social change.

By: Alan L. Gropman
Imprint: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781935623557
ISBN 10: 1935623559
Series: Smithsonian History of Aviation Series
Pages: 259
Publication Date: 12 May 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alan L. Gropman is a retired Air Force colonel who served for twenty-seven years and flew more than 650 combat missions in Vietnam. He is chairman of the Department of Grand Strategy at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University.

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The Air Force Integrates, 1945-1964, Second Edition

Alan L. Gropman

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