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In view of all these confusions which exist even in the heart of the deep South, it is easy to understand the hesitant attitude which any Negro must adopt in military service when he encounters a white man who expects him to know his "place", particularly since he is not likely to know the state and the county from which the white men derived his etiquette. The assumption that he is supposed to behave in a peculiar, self-effacing manner required that he know just when and how to efface himself, a matter on which there is considerable difference of opinion even within one military organization. It seems that a really effective caste system requires centuries, as in India, for establishment.
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Even these confusions get confused: The author observed a light "colored" officer attending a "white" movie in Jacksonville, whereas a dark "white" officer friend was ordered to the rear of a bus in Montgomery.
Pacification by Praise and Projects
In a time of national emergency, members of minority groups are called upon to make the same sacrifices and render the same support as other people. There is usually considerable concern as to whether or not, in view of past difficulties, this can be expected. The supreme test of patriotism is considered to be effective service in the armed forces, and this service  becomes the best opportunity for a man to demonstrated his loyalty. For this reason many people, including most members of minority groups, feel that the armed forces should be the supreme example of national unity. Congressman Dawson, a veteran of World War I, expressed this feeling with forcible conviction: "The Army ought to be the One place, of all places where a man can feel like a man, an American man,