How were African Americans treated in the USA Navy? Explain

They were discriminated. There were only four

U. S. Army units under which African

Americans could serve. Prior to 1940,

thirty thousand blacks had tried to enlist in

the Army, but were turned away. In the

U. S. Navy, blacks were restricted to roles

as messmen. They were excluded entirely

from the Air Corps and the Marines. This

level of inequality gave rise to black

organizations and leaders who challenged

the status quo, demanding greater

involvement in the U. S. military and an end

to the military's segregated racial practices.