In 1935, 20,000 African Americans in New York, Chicago, Boston and Detroit volunteered to fight for Ethiopia ЁЯЗкЁЯЗ╣ against the Italian ЁЯЗоЁЯЗ╣ invasion. They were barred from leaving and threatened with imprisonment. But the U.S. allowed Italian Americans to fight for Italy ЁЯЗоЁЯЗ╣ in Ethiopia ЁЯЗкЁЯЗ╣