Segregation, Integration, and Death: Evidence From the Korean War

• In Event: Interstate Conflict and Foreign Policy

Brief Overview

How does a combat soldier's race affect the likelihood they die for their country in war? We answer this question with new micro-level data on combat fatalities before and after the shift away from segregated US military units during the Korean War.

Authors

• Connor Huff, Harvard University

• Robert Jay Schub, University of Nebraska-Lincoln