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AFRICAN AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS
African American Studies
Author_Kathleen M. German
BLACK INFERIORITY
BLACK PRESS
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CARLTON MOSS
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CITIZENSHIP
CITY-STATE
CLOSE HARMONY
COMMITTEE ON EQUALITY AND TREATMENT OF OPPORTUNITY IN THE ARMED SERVICES
COMMUNISM
CONVERSION NARRATIVE
CULTURAL POWER
DOCUMENTARY FILM
DOMINANT CULTURE
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EXECUTIVE ORDER 9981
FARMER
Film Studies
FREEDOM
GILLEM COMMISSION
GREAT MIGRATION
HENRY BROWNE
HISTORICAL MEMORY
JIM CROW SEGREGATION
JOSEPH CAMPBELL
JUDGE WILLIAM H. HASTIE
LYNCHING
MASS MEDIA
MCCLOY COMMITTEE
MILITARY LEADERSHIP
MILITARY RECRUITMENT
MILITARY SERVICE
MILITIA
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NATIONAL IDEOLOGY
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NEGRO COLLEGES IN WARTIME
NONFICTION FILM
OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
ONE DROP RULE
OVERSEAS TROOP DEPLOYMENT
PLESSY V FERGUSON
POWER
PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
PROPAGANDA
RACE RIOTS
RACE WAR
RACIAL CONSCIOUSNESS
RACIAL HIERARCHY
RACIAL IDENTITY
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SECRETARY OF WAR HENRY L. STIMSON
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SENATOR JAMES EASTLAND
SIGNAL CORPS
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THE CHICAGO DEFENDER
THE NAVY STEWARD
THE NEGRO SAILOR
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W.E.B. DUBOIS
World War II
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- ISBN 9781496823335
- Weight: 423g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 30 Dec 2018
- Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Since the earliest days of the nation, US citizenship has been linked to military service. Even though blacks fought and died in all American wars, their own freedom was usually restricted or denied. In many ways, World War II exposed this contradiction.
As demand for manpower grew during the war, government officials and military leaders realized that the war could not be won without black support. To generate African American enthusiasm, the federal government turned to mass media. Several government films were produced and distributed, movies that have remained largely unexamined by scholars. Kathleen M. German delves into the dilemma of race and the federal government's attempts to appeal to black patriotism and pride even while postponing demands for equality and integration until victory was achieved.
German's study intersects three disciplines: the history of the African American experience in World War II, the theory of documentary film, and the study of rhetoric. One of the main films of the war era, The Negro Soldier, fractured the long tradition of degrading minstrel caricatures by presenting a more dignified public image of African Americans. Along with other government films, the narrative within The Negro Soldier transformed the black volunteer into an able soldier. It included African Americans in the national mythology by retelling American history to recognize black participation. As German reveals, through this new narrative with more dignified images, The Negro Soldier and other films performed rhetorical work by advancing the agenda of black citizenship.
As demand for manpower grew during the war, government officials and military leaders realized that the war could not be won without black support. To generate African American enthusiasm, the federal government turned to mass media. Several government films were produced and distributed, movies that have remained largely unexamined by scholars. Kathleen M. German delves into the dilemma of race and the federal government's attempts to appeal to black patriotism and pride even while postponing demands for equality and integration until victory was achieved.
German's study intersects three disciplines: the history of the African American experience in World War II, the theory of documentary film, and the study of rhetoric. One of the main films of the war era, The Negro Soldier, fractured the long tradition of degrading minstrel caricatures by presenting a more dignified public image of African Americans. Along with other government films, the narrative within The Negro Soldier transformed the black volunteer into an able soldier. It included African Americans in the national mythology by retelling American history to recognize black participation. As German reveals, through this new narrative with more dignified images, The Negro Soldier and other films performed rhetorical work by advancing the agenda of black citizenship.
Kathleen M. German is professor of media and culture at Miami University. She is coauthor of The Ethics of Emerging Media: Information, Social Norms, and New Media Technology and Queer Identities/Political Realities. She has published articles in Communication Studies, Western Journal of Communication, Communication Education, and Newspaper Research Journal.
