A nonprofit organization that provides entertainment services and private clubs to American war veterans. The USO was officially segregated for many years and actively promoted residential segregation in the areas where it operated.
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United Service Organizations (USO) Term Timeline in The Color of Law
The timeline below shows where the term United Service Organizations (USO) appears in The Color of Law. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: If San Francisco, Then Everywhere?
...loans to build houses.) This de jure segregation was supported by private organizations like the USO (which segregated its clubs), and public institutions like the police (who jailed all black man...
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Chapter 4: “Own Your Own Home”
...World War II, his brother Robert played the saxophone for defense plant workers in a USO band, which led him to a job in one of those defense plants. After the...
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