The participation of blacks in the American army in World War I led to widespread calls for integration of the military.

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While African Americans served in World War I, their participation did not lead to immediate widespread calls for military integration. Segregation and discrimination persisted, and the military would not be officially desegregated until President Harry S. Truman's Executive Order 9981 in 1948.

The Participation of Blacks in the American Army in World