At times, white racism rendered that era's military all but dysfunctional.
"Charlie Chan will always be a symbol of white racism, no matter who plays him," he said.
Yet the black soldiers never complained or retaliated against the white racism.
In their conclusion the Thernstroms say that "too much remains" of white racism.
"He wants to be the leader who is going to prove white racism wrong."
A new race relations act had been introduced, supposedly to counter white racism.
In fact, overt charges of white racism aren't even necessary for the strategy to work.
They can then play on black people's legitimate fears of white racism to protect a right that has nothing to do with race.
To blacks, the ill will is mostly a result of white racism.