In the early 1900s, African Americans struggled to have the honor to fight in World War I, but a century later minorities are disproportionately called up to serve, defend, and die for their country. The United States cherishes the hard-fought glories of soldiers battling for the land they feel entitled to by right, but too often overlooks the hardships of the Black men and women who have put their lives on the line for a country that hasn’t always afforded them their civil rights.
