Facts on 20 May

1971 - Black Representation and Sacrifice in the Vietnam War

A Pentagon report released on this day revealed that Black Americans made up 11 percent of U.S. soldiers serving in Southeast Asia. It also disclosed that 12.5 percent of all American military personnel killed in Vietnam since 1961 were Black, highlighting the disproportionate toll of the war on African Americans.

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