History of the United States II / Unit 12 USH2 1680 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Latinos in Uniform
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The idea
Over half a million Latinos served in the Second World War, among them three hundred fifty thousand Mexican Americans and fifty thousand Puerto Ricans, the Yawp records.
In practice
Latino soldiers not formally segregated in the military yet often denied the full benefits of citizenship outside it.
Where people slip
Veterans, the Yawp adds, later used that service to claim full citizenship.
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