"In 1993, the Army commissioned a study with Shaw University in Raleigh “to determine if there was a racial disparity in the way Medal of Honor recipients were selected...The study found that the medal was not given to Black soldiers who served during World War II which led to President Bill Clinton granting the medal to seven Black soldiers in 1997.
A similar study introduced into legislation by Sen. Daniel Akaka led to 22 Asian Pacific American World War II veterans receiving the medal in 2000."