What effects did WWII have on racial tensions in the US?

There was a lot of racial tension during the war. Black
soldiers were not treated like white soldiers were, even though they wanted to fight in
the war. They were segregated (they were desegregated in 1948 by President Truman) from
the whites and given menial roles even though they put their lives on the line for the
United States. They also received less medals than white soldiers did. When these
soldiers came home they still faced a lot of racial
tension.

Postwar did bring a massive civil rights movement
to the forefront, which eventually led to equal rights. Of course many people did not
like the fact that blacks were demanding equal rights. There were many people who
believed that blacks are not equal to whites and there were people both black and white
who fought together for equal rights.