ABSTRACT
During the early 1920s the Army continued to reduce forces, from 148,763 in 1922 to 142,673 in 1924, which further restricted opportunities for black Americans. At the same time the military continued to evaluate the use of black Soldiers. A War Department study during the summer of 1924 attempted to decide the best way to use black manpower during war. The study asked faculty and students at the Army War College to answer eight questions, including “If [N]egro combatant organizations are authorized should any utilization be made of [N]egro offi cers? If so, to what extent?”1
