Title Promises of citizenship : film recruitment of African Americans in World War II / Kathleen M. German

Published Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (268 pages) Series Race, rhetoric, and media series Race, rhetoric, and media series. Contents Cover; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: The Dilemma of Racial Identity; CHAPTER TWO: Military Service and Citizenship; CHAPTER THREE: Mass Media in the Twentieth Century; CHAPTER FOUR: The Negro Soldier as Conversion Narrative; CHAPTER FIVE: Conflicting Narratives and Images; CHAPTER SIX: Military Conditions during World War II; CHAPTER SEVEN: Attitudinal Barriers to Change; CHAPTER EIGHT: Social Conditions for Change; CHAPTER NINE: The Influence of the Black Press; CHAPTER TEN: The Negotiation of Racial Identity; CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Challenge of Change in the Aftermath of World War II NOTESBIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W Summary The first take on America's outstanding film reel appeals to African American dignity and service Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 26, 2017) Subject African American soldiers in motion pictures. Race relations in motion pictures. World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war. PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference. HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. African American soldiers in motion pictures Armed Forces -- African Americans Race relations in motion pictures Recruiting and enlistment War and motion pictures SUBJECT United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139805 United States -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- World War, 1939-1945 Subject United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2017021060 ISBN 9781496812391 1496812395 9781496812377 1496812379

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