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ERIC Number: EJ602777
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-3711
The Racial History of the U.S. Military Academies.
Hansen, Susan D.
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n26 p111-16 Win 1999-2000
Presents the history of the entry of African American students and faculty into the nation's prestigious military institutions: the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Notes that the military's effort to diversify its troops and officer corps is a recent phenomenon. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Students, Black Teachers, Diversity (Faculty), Diversity (Student), Educational History, Equal Education, Higher Education, Military Schools, Military Service, Racial Bias, Racial Integration
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Air Force Academy CO; Military Academy (West Point) NY; Naval Academy MD