Despite the increased recruitment, black nurses were refused entry into the Army and Navy nurse corps. In 1941, with the United States’ entry into World War II all but inevitable, African American nurses lined up to serve their country, only to meet with the same roadblocks they had encountered more than twenty years before.

Despite the increased recruitment, black nurses were refused entry into the Army and Navy nurse corps. In 1941, with the United States’ entry into World War II all but inevitable, African American nurses lined up to serve their country, only to meet with the same roadblocks they had encountered more than twenty years before.