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In the era surrounding the Vietnam War there was a lot of controversy about African Americans. Both locally and in the war. During this time, African Americans were separated in their opinions of the war. Many African Americans were willing to fight and die for their country, while others would do anything to avoid being sent to a war that they felt they had no right fighting. In the book “fighting on two fronts,” by James E. Westheider, it depicts this struggle. In the first chapter it reviews the stance of many African Americans. Many of them wanted to advance themselves economically and socially. They figured that war would be a good way to earn themselves the respect that they desired. Another base of desire for blacks to join the war effort in Vietna