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The U.S. Army Considers ‘Negro’ An Acceptable Term for Black People
The newest version of the Army regulation that governs policies and responsibilities of command includes something a bit shocking: a section of “Army Command Policy” that grants permission to refer to “black or African-American” soldiers as “Negro.”
One might wonder if we have plunged through a time vortex into the 1950’s, but it is there, and it is still 2014. The October 22 revision to AR 600-20 defines a “Negro” as “A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. Terms such as ‘Haitian’ or ‘Negro’ can be used in addition to ‘Black’ or ‘African American’.”
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CNN reports that one army official speculates that “it’s possible the word was added so when forms are filled out, a black or African-American person could “self report” and choose to identify themselves as a Negro.”
However, another military officer to whom the news organization spoke called it, “the dumbest thing I have ever heard,” noting that the Pentagon doesn’t use the word in its data collection process.
Source: http://truthisscary.com/2014/11/the-u-s-army-considers-negro-an-acceptable-term-for-black-people/
