Consider the concepts listed below.Match one or more of the concepts with each scenario.Explain your choices.
-Scenario 4 "Black Soldiers in Jim Crow Texas introduces readers to African American soldiers who were assigned to one of four black regiments (9th and 10th Cavalries and 24th and 25th Infantries).Not only did these men bear arms and fight gallantly in the Spanish-American War, but at times, they used their military weapons in struggles for racial equality in the United States as well.More than three decades after the Emancipation Proclamation, black soldiers grew intolerant of 'racial slurs, refusal of service at some businesses, and harassment.' Texas's 'lower-status Hispanics, the bulk of the population…shared southern white prejudice against blacks.The war with Spain in 1898,' Christian asserts, 'acted as a catalyst that converted impatience into retaliation.The United States bestowed six Medals of Honor and twenty-six Certificates of Merit on their members, and all four regiments inspired laudatory press coverage.' Yet these men faced the indignities of racism when serving at military installations in the United States" (Moore 1996:478).
A)Anomic
B)Double consciousness
C)Troubles/Issues
D)Social fact
E)Currents of opinion

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The concept of "double consciousness" is relevant here as it describes the internal conflict experienced by African American soldiers who were fighting for their country while simultaneously facing racial discrimination and prejudice at home. This duality of identity and the struggle for equality amidst systemic racism aligns with W.E.B. Du Bois's idea of double consciousness.

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