Overview

• The Pentagon restored a webpage detailing Jackie Robinson's military service after removing it as part of a directive targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) content.
• The removed page highlighted Robinson's World War II Army service, including his court-martial and acquittal for refusing to comply with segregationist policies.
• Pentagon officials labeled the removal of Robinson's page and others, such as those on the Tuskegee Airmen and Navajo Code Talkers, as unintended errors.
• The broader initiative to eliminate DEI content stems from a Trump administration executive order, which the Pentagon continues to defend as essential to military cohesion.
• Critics, including civil rights leaders, condemned the removals as historical erasure, prompting widespread backlash and eventual restoration of several pages.