The Way Home, Part 1 - A Separate War | South Carolinians in WW II - Episode 1

This segment focuses on the racial discrimination that existed during World War II and how it affected those who served their country.

The military was segregated. There were African Americans from South Carolina who served as Tuskegee Airmen, and there were others who served in a wide variety of roles. Some saw combat, but most worked in support roles. All were segregated from white troops. But there were those who worked together. African American servicemen provide their recollections.

Standards

• 5.3 Demonstrate an understanding of the economic, political, and social effects of World War II, the Holocaust, and their aftermath (i.e., 1930–1950) on the United States and South Carolina.
  • 5.3.CE Analyze the cause and effect of government-sponsored policies within the United States and Europe related to the status of different groups, to include the Holocaust.
• 8.5.CO Compare South Carolina and U.S. wartime contributions and demobilization after World War II.
• USHC.4.CC Examine the continuity and changes on the U.S. homefront surrounding World War I and World War II.