"The Negro Soldier" 1944
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| Description | The Negro Soldier, 1944 (Digitally restored) ARC Identifier 35956 / Local Identifier 111-OF-51 Moving Images from the Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) National Archives - Washington, DC - Motion Pictures, College Park, MD Item from Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 -1985 Creator: Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) Production Date: 1944 Scope & Content: This War Department enlistment film aims to recruit African Americans in its World War II engagement. The documentary has as its framework a black minister's explanation to his congregation of the reasons they should join the armed forces to fight the Nazis. The viewer sees historical re-enactments of African Americans as valued participants in U.S. armed conflicts dating from the American Revolution. Scenes also detail Black accomplishments in |
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| Date | 1944 |
| Source | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Author | US National Archives |
