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An ancient section in the United States Army regulation policy still allows African-Americans to be properly identified as Negroes.

The NYDailyNews has learned that the Civil Rights era term failed to be updated during a October 22 review of the AR600-20. It reads in part: “Negro is an acceptable classification for “a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa,” according to section 6-2 of the Army’s AR 600–20 regulations.”

Army spokeswoman Lt. Col. Alayne Conway assured the press that corrective changes were already being made stating, “The Army takes pride in sustaining a culture where all personnel are treated with dignity and respect and not discriminated against based on race, color, religion, gender and national origin.”

The word was historically used in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, but like “colored,” it has since been considered a more derogatory term to describe African-American citizens.

As it currently stands however, a Black soldier can be addressed as a Negro in uniform and still not have a fighting chance for an equal opportunity complaint because the word is still in the guidelines of the Army’s regulation.

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