Analyze the discrimination TWO of the following groups faced during World War II, despite their patriotism. African Americans Japanese Americans Mexican Americans Women

During World War II, black men and women had many reasons to be angry and resistive as America entered the war. Many were initially reluctant to support the war because they could not forget the unfulfilled promises generated by World War I. African Americans were dealing with segregation, lynching and even the Ku Klux Klan. Women on the other hand couldn't even receive high paying jobs, none the less were quickly replaced in the work …

…and women served diligently during World War II. In the end, it proved to be a bittersweet victory- as most things went back to the way they were. For black people the world had changed irrevocably, as the fight for racial justice intensified. The push towards the Civil Rights movement became more urgent and successful. Because of the Civil Rights movement, the U.S. can finally legitimately claim to be the land of the free.