Black troops faced favoritism accusations despite suffering worse conditions and pay

Evidence

When Indiana’s governor commended Black troops for bringing back their equipment when White troops did not, the Indianapolis State Sentinel registered an all-out effort to “disparage the white soldiers and elevate the negro soldiers.” White soldiers never reported to Black officers, they faced more combat, were rarely enslaved or killed when captured, and were paid more money. Still, the accusation of Black favoritism was unending. — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 599