Minorities in the Military
1991-02-19T18:30:43-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTMzXC8xOTkxMDIxOTE4MzI0MzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Representative John Conyers(D-MI), the chairman of the House National Security sub-committee of the Government Operations committee, discussed the role of minorities serving in the military in the Middle East. He said that there are disproportionate numbers of African-American military personnel serving in the Persian Gulf because they are economically and culturally disadvantaged and that the all-volunteer military system is illusory.
Representative John Conyers(D-MI), the chairman of the House National Security sub-committee of the Government Operations committee, discuss… read more
Representative John Conyers(D-MI), the chairman of the House National Security sub-committee of the Government Operations committee, discussed the role of minorities serving in the military in the Middle East. He said that there are disproportionate numbers of African-American military personnel serving in the Persian Gulf because they are economically and culturally disadvantaged and that the all-volunteer military system is illusory. close
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