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DESCRIPTION:Desmond Ang (Harvard Kennedy School of Government) will present
  "Vanguard: Black Veterans and Civil Rights after World War I" as part of 
 the CPR Seminar Series.Abstract:&nbsp\;In 1919\, hundreds of thousands of 
 Black soldiers returned\nhome to face widespread racial violence and discr
 imination. Leveraging the\nWorld War I draft lottery and millions of newly
 -digitized records\, we document\nthe pioneering role that these individua
 ls played in advancing civil rights\nover the following decades. While mil
 itary service provided little causal\neconomic benefit\, Black men who wer
 e randomly inducted into the U.S. Army were\nsignificantly more likely to 
 take part in the ascendant NAACP. Heterogeneity\nanalysis suggests that ef
 fects were largest for men from higher-skilled\noccupations and those who 
 served in combat roles. Detailed analysis of the\nfirst African-American o
 fficer candidate class similarly reveals that\ncommissioned officers were 
 more likely to become civil rights leaders and other\nprominent members of
  civil society.
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SUMMARY:CPR Seminar Series: Desmond Ang
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Desmond Ang (Harvard Kennedy School of Gove
 rnment) will present "Vanguard: Black Veterans and Civil Rights after Worl
 d War I" as part of the CPR Seminar Series.</p><p><strong>Abstract:</stron
 g>&nbsp\;In 1919\, hundreds of thousands of Black soldiers returned\nhome 
 to face widespread racial violence and discrimination. Leveraging the\nWor
 ld War I draft lottery and millions of newly-digitized records\, we docume
 nt\nthe pioneering role that these individuals played in advancing civil r
 ights\nover the following decades. While military service provided little 
 causal\neconomic benefit\, Black men who were randomly inducted into the U
 .S. Army were\nsignificantly more likely to take part in the ascendant NAA
 CP. Heterogeneity\nanalysis suggests that effects were largest for men fro
 m higher-skilled\noccupations and those who served in combat roles. Detail
 ed analysis of the\nfirst African-American officer candidate class similar
 ly reveals that\ncommissioned officers were more likely to become civil ri
 ghts leaders and other\nprominent members of civil society.</p>
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