Sentence:  To discredit the Negro officers in general all sorts of reports were circulated as to their <WSD>undesirableness</WSD>. In addition to being humiliated, they were sent to labor battalions or to some remote position to please those who could not bear the thought of having Negro officers in their sight. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The condition or quality of being undesirable.