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One question I'd have would be- "Were there black units serving in that specific action?"
It was a movie, and movies are allowed only a certain number of main characters and sub-plots to be cohesive.
Unfortunately, nowadays some films rely on a very limited amount of the above, and are confined to being "politically correct" to the point of a two-hour yawn, "Letters" and "Flags" being no exception. I admire the effort and intent though.
Spike was correct in pointing out that there was racial segregation even back from the civil war. Some of the limited black and japanese units served with noteworthy distinction, although it took a long time to publicly recognize them. After WW2 the US military became fully integrated. A milestone.
He's pissing up a tree on this one, but then artists are bred to controversy.
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Meanwhile other things are still happening.
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