Blacks Not Enlisting in Army; Iraq War Major Reason
Crisis, The › Vol. 112 Nbr. 3, May 2005
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Data from the Army Recruiting Command indicate that African American enlistment has dropped 41 percent--from 23.5 percent in fiscal year 2000 to 13.9 percent of recruits in fiscal year 2005. In a 2003 Pew Research Center survey, African Americans, more than any other ethnic group, were opposed to the war in Iraq--only 44 percent supported military action compared with 73 percent of Whites and 67 percent of Latinos.
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Blacks Not Enlisting in Army; Iraq War Major Reason
Data from the Army Recruiting Command indicates that African American enlistment has dropped 41 percent - from 2...
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