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Abstract: The Vietnam Draft Lotteries, which randomly assigned men to military service, enable researchers to assess the long-term effects of interracial contact on racial attitudes. Using a new draft status indicator for respondents to the General Social Surveys 1978-2021, we show that White men who were selected for the draft subsequently expressed less negative attitudes toward Blacks and toward policies designed to help Blacks. These effects are apparent only for cohorts that were actually drafted into service, suggesting that interracial contact during military service led to attitude change. These findings have important implications for theories of political socialization and prejudice reduction. (2024-09-05)
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