Jan 4 2010
The U.S. Army’s First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers by Edward L. Posey
I have always been interested in the history of individual military units, especially ones written by a former member. Thus, I was intrigued by Edward Posey’s The U.S. Army’s First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers when I found out about it. Although the unit was only in existence for ten months during the Korean War, its members proved to many skeptics (some high ranking generals in the Army) that African-Americans could fight. I believe their example and the efforts of others pushed the Army leadership in Korea (and worldwide) to finally end segregation in the U.S. Army - the armed forces were ordered to desegregate by President Truman, but the Army took its sweet time in carrying out the order.
