“THE NEGRO SOLDIER “ 1944 AFRICAN AMERICAN WWII CAPRA PROPAGANDA FILM 30544

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This 1944 documentary directed by Stuart Heisler and produced by Frank Capra as part of the United States Army’s First Motion Picture Unit for The Department of War uses techniques of Hollywood filmmaking and propaganda to stir enthusiasm for the World War II Allied effort, making a case for African Americans enlistment at a time when the armed forces were still officially segregated.
Opening titles. “The War Department Presents, The Negro Soldier, with the cooperatioon of the Signal Corps” (0:08). Montage: Cathedrals, churches. Inside, a black choir sings, led by a man in a Sergeant’s uniform (0:58). A preacher played by the film’s writer, Carlton Moss, recognizes enlisted men, women in the congregation. A sermon on African American achievements. Boxer Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling (2:05). Schmeling training as a Nazi paratrooper. Louis in uniform, training in a U.S. obstacle course (3:45). A U.S. flag, the Declaration of Independence. A Nazi flag with a swastika. The preacher reads a racist passage from Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” (4:27). Closeups (5:55). A plaque from Granary Burial Ground, commemorating victims of the Boston Massacre. An illustration: Crispus Attucks (6:40). Battle reenactments. Freedman turned soldier Peter Salem, hero of Bunker Hill. Prince Whipple crossing the Delaware (7:15). A bell rings. An early U.S. flag. An axe. Black hands lay bricks. Naval combat. A black soldier. Shipbuilding. The Lincoln Monument (8:18). A wagon train. A black couple drives a conestoga. Black railroad workers over rear projection. Oil mines (9:33). A worker tells friends about enlistment. A veteren speaks of the Panama Canal. Passing ships, cheering crowds (9:55). Black soldiers in France during WWI (11:09). The 369th regiment receives the Croix de Guerre. A victory parade. Henry Johnson, decorated. A montage of graves, bronze statues (12:01). A monument to the 371st Infantry in France. An explosion represents Germany’s 1941 invasion (13:22). A monument to Booker T. Washington. George Washington Carver. Montage of pioneering people of color in various roles: Judge, explorer, doctor, blues pianist (W.C. Handy), publisher, educator, sculptor, symphony conductor (13:57). Montage of historically black colleges and universities: Howard, Hampton, Tuskegee, Prairie View, Fisk (15:24). The 1936 Berlin Olympics. Runners Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe. High jumper Cornelius Johnson (15:50). Nazis, Italian fascists, Japanese militarists (17:31). Newsreel headline: “Thirteen Countries Conquered.” Gallows, bombings, mass death (18:20). Pearl Harbor reenacted (19:10). Scenes of destruction. A churchgoer tells of her son, a recently promoted infantry officer (19:53). His story, dramatized: A train depot. Icy barracks, an interview (21:14). Training with drill sergeants, advice from a chaplain, how to salute (22:35). Fitting a uniform (24:15). Trains arrive at a base. Making beds. Marching drills, hiking, (25:26). Doctors, nurses, dentists. Target practice. Football, baseball, boxing, table tennis. Reading the Modern Library “Anthology of American Negro Literature” (27:12). Women soldiers march drills, drive jeep trucks (28:04). Couples dancing. Exercise yards, calisthenics (28:55). A sunday service with a War Dept. statement. Colored officers in montage (29:51). Tuskegee airmen. Pilots at attention and in the air (31:31). Trucks, canons in snow. Tanks (32:16). Engineers build a bridge, wire electrical poles. Cavalrymen. Tank destroyers. Anti-aircraft artillery, infantrymen (33:20). Maps of the warfront. Supply lines, construction in Europe under fire (35:01). A gunner downs an enemy plane (36:50). A prayer for fallen soldiers. The congregation sings (37:28). Marching people of color (39:12). “V” for victory (40:20).
Following Capra’s successful “Why We Fight” series, this film was originally conceived as a narrative piece of fiction, with a script by Marc Connelly, Ben Hect, and Joe Swerling. The project evolved into a documentary written by Carlton Moss, an actor from the group “Toward a Black Theater” turned director for the Negro Theatre Unit of the Federal Theatre Project. Shooting commenced in 1943. The result was intended for African American troops, but an enthusiastic response encouraged officials to have it screened for white troops and civilians as well. However, due to a lawsuit by a competing filmmaker, the film never received a theatrical release.
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[@GoSlash27]

My grandfather served in the Navy as a steward. My father was a recon pilot in the Air Force in Korea. I served as an avionics technician in the Navy in Desert Shield/ Desert Storm. My son served in the Army as an A&P mechanic during the Iraq war. 4 generations of black American war vets. On behalf of my family, thank you for posting this. Thank you to each and every American who has served regardless of race, religion, color, creed.

[@bhall4996]

You make me more proud of my country.. Bless you & your family for your dedication & sacrifice

[@zMuddaFkka]

Thank you for your service and the service of your loved ones. This film showcased exactly what America should mean to all of us. I wish everyone could see this.

[@염세주의자-s4r]

Based. My utmost respect, sir. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@TheDieselbutterfly]

You represent the best of America , I will pray for you and your family , in Jesus's name.

[@mikeamico6763]

Thank you slash for you and your family who served in the military for this great country. May you and your family have all of gods blessings ty

[@edwardpate6128]

An amazing film that should still be shown to young people of all races and backgrounds today.

[@fenriswolf8655]

Nop Propaganda Bullshit

[@vivekbarnvasynanndi3439]

i'm sure no one in the united states government would have agreed with hitler

[@Makeyourselfbig]

Can't do that. The Republicans would say it's critical race theory and ban it.

[@stephenschenider4007]

@@fenriswolf8655 I see you researched all the points or accusations made by this video. It's not like this happened 80 years ago or anything.

[@phyllisdiller1996]

Al SHARPTON would be scrubbin shitter bowls with it's tounge.

[@sterlinsilver]

Hats off to all who served our country.

[@anthonywhelan5419]

There were ten former black American slaves as part of the Australian First Fleet. BTW, the first non Aboriginal to set foot in Sydney Cove was an American.

[@minirock000]

Put your hats back on, please.

[@dhss333]

What if we don't wear hats?

[@sterlinsilver]

@@dhss333 do you wear... Shoes? I guess taking those off will work

[@kittymervine6115]

I'd say especially those who served, despite not always being served well in return by our nation. Our nation is exceptional and strong because of diversity, we are not tied by any prejudices or heritage or racial purity (or should not be, especially after 23 and me). If Germany had not thought "well yes but Germans are the best, and a German is pure German" and had not kicked out Einstein and the other Jewish scientists, and spent money and time hunting down and killing so many Jewish families, many of whom had served in WWII with distinction...things might have gone differently Instead those scientists came to the US, and helped us defeat Japan. Their racial stupidity, meant they did not get the bomb, a lesson we need to keep in mind always

[@TheGor54]

I don't give a damn what color you are or where you came from, if you served the country you deserve the utmost respect for that action. As they say, actions speak louder than words.

[@gthetroll494]

Ahem, mate!

[@herrakaarme]

In wars, rifle actions speak loud and often, indeed.

[@jamezkpal2361]

As a former Army officer I can tell you many of my best soldiers were men of color. My commanding officer was a black man. I learned more from him than anyone else I've ever known. He taught me courage and fair-mindedness, calm in the face of chaos, and how to motivate men. People look at my blonde hair and green eyes and think me a white man, but I am an eastern Turk. All men are not separated by race, but only their heart matters at all.

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Here here 🇬🇧🫶

[@samuelmorado70]

I think the oldest surviving African American solder recently passed away. I wish I could have met him

[@mdog111]

What an interesting period piece. Rightly honouring the contribution of black servicemen and women in the fight against the racially-driven forces of Fascism, presumably to encourage enlistment, whilst taking it for granted that those who enlisted would be serving in a racially segregated army/airforce.

[@erwin643]

No kidding. If I were Black, I wouldn't have served voluntarily.

[@estatedarealiest6405]

Not to mention discrimination faced back in the states during every day life… now go fight to defend that. How conflicted these brothas must’ve been going overseas

[@princesstheadorablecat]

I would love to attend that church and hear more from this pastor. Wonderfully intelligent man who speaks of truth and God.

[@bigrigJim]

truth and an imaginary magical sky daddy .

[@erick.washington4111]

This Frank Capra-produced U.S. War Department documentary was written by African American filmmaker Carlton Moss, who also portrays the minister. The gothic church exterior at cue 1:15 is Harlem’s St. James Presbyterian Church.

[@bluecollar58]

Informative , thank you.

[@erwin643]

Interesting.

[@chonkershahn307]

It took great courage fighting for a country that, for the most part hated them.

[@pafena]

The most part? Uh no, the whole damn thing!

[@alexroberts9349]

@@pafena What a simple minded comment.

[@pafena]

@@alexroberts9349 Likewise, it's reality, then and now. There's never been a " for the most part".

[@alexroberts9349]

@@pafena You are simply delusional.

[@rustyshakleford5230]

I was taught we are all equal. Always. Period. No exceptions. I taught my kids the same. I hope my kids will teach their kids the same.

[@NathanTarantlawriter]

Me too. And my dad def had racist tendencies at times, yet he rose above it to not instill in me some of the things he said and did at times. He wanted to make the next generation better. I do too, and made sure to give my son the most American example I could, more than a shade removed from my father because I had the luxury of time on my side as well as a teacher who wanted things to be better.

[@rustyshakleford5230]

@@NathanTarantlawriter My father lived in senegal for 4 years in the late 70s digging drinking water wells when he was in the peace corps. 10 years later I was born and I was always told that we are all the same. Ive been on this earth for 33 years and what he said is true. I married a woman who was the first person in her family to finish highschool. She was also the first to attend/graduate college in her entire family.

[@lizevans4010]

My folks always taught us to respect everyone and judge someone by what's inside not the color of their skin. I was brought up to believe that calling someone the "N" word was the same as swearing and that was back in the 50's & 60's.

[@badgumby9544]

I don't believe the Black Servicemen that served in the Military during WWII would appreciate or want to be called "African Americans". They were and are Americans. They were not fighting for Africa. Nor where they born in Africa. You dishonor them by referring to them as African Americans.

[@classicalextremism]

Indeed. As Roosevelt said, there are no hyphenated Americans. If someone hyphenates you they are setting a group apart as separate, distinct, and unworthy of being called equal.

[@timstewart9026]

Actually they were called "colored" the term "negro" was more polite, but not used. Of all the names black men have been called in this country, "African-American" is the least dishonorable.

[@morrisdennis]

Yea definitely

[@kc4cvh]

Black Americans did their part to defeat the foreign Nazis. When they returned, they began to fight the home-grown variety, and that victory remains incomplete.

[@warreneckels4945]

The Double V campaign was an African-American movement for victory abroad and justice at home. It turns out the home front was the hardest. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5e9ZKKJj75lhM0

[@sarjim4381]

Really. If it was a complete victory, we would have had something like a black man elected President for two two terms, a black female Vice-President, black Supreme Court justices, eleven black senators, 57 black Members of Congress, black mayors of almost all large American cities, almost 35% of police officers in large cities are black...yeah, a real incomplete victory.

[@ultramax6442]

yep,there are some nazi idiots in the US until nowadays

[@harryshriver6223]

I really think someone needs to do a screenplay about the Black Panther tankers of WWII. I think it would be a great story, and I think it's history finally needs to be told to the younger generation to see the path that was blazed before then by their forebears.

[@ITALJUTE]

You have to admire the optimism of the African-Americans in this film. Well, they were not to know that their "Land of the Free and Home of the Brave" was going to give free passage to so many Nazis immediately after the war, or that they themselves would still be fighting for their civil rights up until this very day.

[@beachturkey7643]

not really up until this very day

[@ITALJUTE]

@@beachturkey7643: LOL, you're kidding me right now, right?

[@beachturkey7643]

@@ITALJUTE nope, "give free passage to so many Nazis" that's a good thing because that means people have the freedom to think and say what they want. "would still be fighting for their civil rights" define civil rights

[@pencilpauli9442]

@@beachturkey7643 I love it when free speech is offered as an excuse for fascism. Americans are always banging on about the "Greatest generation" and then betray those who gave their lives fighting fascism at the ballot box. When someone says that fascist ideology is a sign of freedom, they are deluded and facilitating hatred and barbarism. It is a paradox, but the only thing one should not tolerate is intolerance. There's nowt to be proud of when facilitating the bastards.

[@rxw5520]

I dunno why you feel the need to attack America, a country that was fighting off Nazis and taking back Europe for the europeans to have some semblance of liberty. But you are correct that we don’t truly have equality in America, as DEI initiatives do apply unequal standards to ensure preferential outcomes for some groups over others based on fixed identity traits, as if two wrongs somehow make a right, which is obviously immoral. To have true equality of opportunity, you must remove fixed identity traits from consideration for jobs, admissions, laws, every chance you get.

[@ronpilchowski9898]

It's nice to see all of the appreciation This generation of African Americans have for those that Made so much of their lives And paved the way for a brighter future

[@ITALJUTE]

?

[@YourDeadMommy]

YES MEANWHILE THEY INSULT WHITE PEOPLE

[@admiralcraddock464]

"They put us in the front line when it came to fighting a war but we were at the back of the line when it came to getting a job" i don`t know who said those words but they always come to mind when I see films like this.

[@tetsuoswrath]

Black people weren't the only front liners though, so the logic in the statement is already suspect and whiny for a soldier. :{

[@keithmoore5306]

you like the idea of being shot? if not don't complain about it!! there were plenty that would have loved trading places!!

[@Mercmad]

First uttered by Leon Trotsky.

[@hifijohn]

its close to the stevie wonder song,front line ,1982.

[@NarutoUzumaki-pl4bu]

@@keithmoore5306 you wanted soilders to be in the war to get shot at so don't be a hypocrite before someone shoots you talking like that in public will get your dumbass killed

[@matrox]

Democrat president Woodrow Wilson made segregation law in 1913 when he segregated the federal govt. US Military included. He basically made racism law.

[@pafena]

Uh no that was established with the first boat ride, law or not.

[@tomservo5007]

well, the Party Shift came AFTER Wilson.

[@alexroberts9349]

Wilson, a so called progressive Democrat was also easily the most racist president of the 20th century.He despised blacks and fully supported segregation.

[@matrox]

@@tomservo5007 The party never shifted. It just did what it does best...Hoodwink and bamboozle.

[@classicalextremism]

@@tomservo5007 The party shift myth is alive and well, I see. The party of tribalism is still teaching and preaching to judge and interact with people according to intrinsic characteristics. "Can't help it, born that way" or, If you don't behave (and vote) this way then *you ain't Black*. Denying the power of free will and conscious choice because whites blacks gays straights all behave according to their inherent and immutable traits.

[@alwilkins3836]

Wonderful. Very moving. I shed quite a few tears. Excellent stuff.

[@jonharson]

This is actually good, digestible propaganda compared to the garbage Hollywood feed us nowadays.

[@garrisonnichols7372]

Joe and Max is a great film and was about Joe Louis and Max Schmeling's friendship outside of the ring in latter life.

[@uncleruckus4060]

A segregated army fighting "racist" Germany 😆

[@mehoffjack7064]

Believe it or not some people prefer to be with others they feel the can relate to

[@julianhermanubis6800]

It's hard to place the racism in Nazi Germany on the same level as the racism in America during that era. That's not to say everythiing was all spring weather back in the United States, but you are comparing apples and oranges definitely.

[@kavijackson868]

@@mehoffjack7064 Like american soldiers white supremacists sitting with Nazis and not with AMERICAN BLACK SOLDIERS!?

[@kev1277]

@@mehoffjack7064 who knew skin color is the only relatable thing

[@garrisonnichols7372]

@@kev1277 it is! It is a major factor in your life. Skin color determines everything and how u interact with other people.

[@ericlunianga3145]

Actually cried watching this. Salute to service.

[@garrisonnichols7372]

To bad it was all for nothing. America is going to be owned by China soon.

[@ericlunianga3145]

@@garrisonnichols7372 We will defend the south

[@chrismccaffery1091]

@@ericlunianga3145 South East Pacific?

[@erwin643]

Man, if I was a black man back then, there is NO WAY I would have served in the U.S. military at that time (based on what I've studied on race relations alone, during that war). If Whitey wanted to blow each other away, that would have been their business. On the other hand, when they finally decided to start drafting people of color ('42? '43?) I guess I wouldn't have had any other choice. Most African Americans served in support units, like transportation and sanitation (hygiene facilities, latrines, etc.). Later in the war they got to form combat units, but even the Tuskegee Airmen had to deal with discrimination after their combat tour in Europe, being back in the States.

[@matrox]

The had the 761st black tank battalion in europe under Patton who racked up a nice war record against Hitlers tanks.

[@erwin643]

@@matrox True, but when did the U.S. Army finally form that unit? When even the U.S. was already starting to scrape the bottom of the manpower barrel? BTW, check-out GEN Gavin, who was the DIV CDR of the 82nd ABN DIV during the war. History notes him as a really progressive Army leader, and "the most colorblind" (Wikipedia).

[@chalky3320]

i only came here to read the comments.....

[@Linkman247]

This was very interesting to see this piece of history and serves as a tribute to the African Americans that served our nation then, as well as those who continue to do so today.

[@Invictus357]

It amazes me, that even today, you have African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, but I’ve never heard of a white American, Anglo American, German American, French American, etc. As an Australian, all I see is an American. I have made a mistake, calling a Canadian an American.

[@minirock000]

Canadians are North North Americans. The U.S. is seething with racism and boiling with racists. We will always see difference in people, it is built into the laws and culture.

[@duke14616]

@@minirock000 No it is not. We just have lacked sufficient enemy's to LOVE each other.

[@minirock000]

@@duke14616 Good one, hehe.

[@Cneq]

@@minirock000 "The U.S. is seething with racism and boiling with racists." Having your beliefs propagated to you by circle jerk echo chambers and bourgeoisie billionaires and tech conglomerates isn't going to make the reality you seek become anymore real than the fictitious delusion that it is. The US is THEE most diverse and accepting country in the entire world and not only is racism not a problem but going by historical standards the US is the furthest thing from racist in all of western history. How about instead of letting your world view be shaped by lies you instead dedicate a few hundred hours to learning history and stop being a privileged narrowminded fool thinking "racists" are out to get you.

[@Cneq]

You are the reason Australians remain so uneducated, this haphazard understanding of the world outside your rock remains limited [and I say this as an American who lives here]. These ARE the five categories. African Americans Middle-eastern Americans Hispanic Americans Asian Americans Caucasian Americans [aka white] "White" Americans are grouped the same as the other three groups and ALL groups can be further divided into more specific classifications. Mexican Americans Somalian Americans Pakistani Americans Italian Americans Japanese Americans There is no special treatment for "white" Americans and all Americans are supposed to be equal [although this "equality" has undone itself by giving preferential treatment to "minorities" purely on the basis of their skin and not because of their economic status].

[@andrewYashua7490]

My grandfather on my mother's side fought im korea as my father's dad. And my father fought in desert storm. I'm so grateful for all them especially my grandfathers because I know it was harder for them in that era being black in the service. 🙏🏾🇺🇸

[@edhill8341]

This is so inspirational and almost unknown by anyone today.

[@danoc51]

Interesting film! So well done for the time and situation. Frank Capra (producer) had already won Academy Awards for mainstream films in the 1930's, which explains the epic feel of this film. It is interesting to see it so tightly wrapped around a church service...not something we would do today. As it succeeds in glorifying war, I can only imagine that this film was very effective in recruiting soldiers of all races. No mention or even a suggestion of the racism that was much worse then than it is today. Capra died in the 1990's and had become a pacifist in his later years.

[@JeepWrangler1957]

They need to stop all the black, Asian, Hispanic, Pride months. It is decisive

[@sachyriel]

decisive means decision -making. You mean divisive, which is splits people apart. I disagree, but then you didn't even mention Martian Pride Month.

[@JeepWrangler1957]

@@sachyriel damn autocorrect

[@Michael_Veritas]

We haven’t won a decisive victory since 1945. Today Aug15, 2021 the Taliban took Kabul and added another defeat to our scorecard.

[@32shumble]

The concept of win/lose is outdated. 'screw over your country for a number of years if you piss us off' is the new strategy. Which doesn't always work.

[@herrakaarme]

It wasn't a defeat. The Taleban government was quickly brought down after they attacked the USA. That was the war victory. What happened now, when the foreign troops left, has got nothing to do with it. The West wasn't in Afghanistan to create an enslaved colony. The Afghans themselves must decide for themselves what they want. They wanted the Taleban to return to power. Great many people are wondering why Taleban couldn't be beaten and how it could rise to power so quickly again. It's these people who don't know anything about Afghanistan at all. Taleban isn't some random, independent terrorist organisation that would collapse if you take out a few leaders. It's instead a political organisation representing one of the biggest tribes in Afghanistan, the Pashtuns, although not exclusively (and some, but not enough, Pashtuns also opposed Taleban). There are multiple millions of Pashtuns in Afghanistan and more in Pakistan. As long as Pashtuns are around, Taleban is around. That's why Taleban never went anywhere and was only waiting for its chance.

[@marksauder9247]

The only reason america had that decisive victory in 1945 was because they had 52 other countries helping them against Germany, Japan and Italy. 1 on 1 Germany would have defeated the USA the same way they pulverized Poland and France earlier.

[@audreyharris7643]

@@marksauder9247 I think the fight would be more close

[@classicalextremism]

@@marksauder9247 ... With what, from where? Their base on the moon? Germany was in the midst of a famine during the war that was only forestalled by stealing the food of other nations, exporting their own starvation. They lacked iron and oil to build and power their war machine. In fact it was the acute lack of self sufficiency that prompted their war to begin with.

[@juanzulu1318]

Very interesting. Thx

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[@jim7627]

I'm proud of the comments I see ...

[@Crabby303]

Frank Capra, a great film maker but wow does this paper over the "cracks", chasms more like. 1940's USA was only marginally less racist than Nazi Germany. The main reason the US went to war was over loss of economic control over the Pacific, not any great yearning for worldwide democracy. See the US support for a quasi-fascist regime of Varga in Brazil, which had completely quashed any semblance of democracy.

[@hifijohn]

They had me standing on the front line But now I stand at the back of the line when it comes to gettin' ahead

[@573998]

This is a great movie .

[@johnbender5356]

Joe Lewis and Max Schmeling actually became great friends. Joe brought Coca-Cola back to Germany after the war and let Max head the company.

[@iancostigan5047]

Joe didn't give max anything as far as coca cola. Joe had nothing to do with it. Max bought into coca cola on his own.

[@erin19030]

Our African American christians are the truest christians I’ve ever met. They live the religion they profess.

[@JosephSmith-ix5il]

African Americans served for their country and still continue to serve... But, how does their country serve them??? Make them live below poverty level in projects, police shootings, more police shootings, etc...

[@jackuzi8252]

Now hang on. There are plenty of black people doing well for themselves. I know it doesn't fit the narrative of the day, but blacks have been making outsized gains financially (or were until the virus hit, anyway).

[@ronpilchowski9898]

Poor choices is why people live in poverty. Next time you see a poor person ask them what have they done TODAY to better their lives Apply for a better job? Signed up for a class? Read a tech book? Anything that would better themselves, any person that can Answer yes for a year straight Will no longer be poor, it's up to the individual effort black, white, brown, Yellow it does not Matter. Effort is everything

[@tropicalco2339]

Police shooting everybody

[@erickrobertson7089]

Single parenthood is the greatest predictor of poverty.

[@poopturdman4]

God bless our fighting men

[@charliehay1520]

WE ALL BLEED RED🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS AND TROOPS ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@JimMorrisonLoL]

Excellent

[@earlshaner4441]

American history that was not teach in our schools

[@garrisonnichols7372]

WTF? You never heard of Black History month?

[@Olyvia..]

@@garrisonnichols7372 how many states still teach that states right garbage? How many schools talk about the treatment of civil rights activists at the hands of the FBI? The Heroes that were disappeared? The Republican Party sadly refuses to disavow their (albeit more recent) history (Nixon campaign, southern strategy etc.) and therefore every mention of republicans being openly racist until the 60s and less openly but nonetheless racist later on, will be cut out of the curricula by sensitive old white guys, that can’t accept that the world has mögen past them.

[@forward876]

Oh boy here we go

[@miisu111]

Why there IS no menteon How Jesse owens was treatead when he returned

[@tempestvideos9834]

"I am Jim" 10:19

[@barrysmith4674]

It’s a shame everything the fought for has been destroyed but corporations and banks

[@garrisonnichols7372]

And corrupt politicians.

[@lynnwood7205]

Watch Max Keiser& Stacy Herbert on the Keiser Report RT. You will find the information to bolster your position. Refer to Michael Hudson economist, Chris Hedges investigative reporter.

[@recenttartarians]

Was this to influence service men to enter the Infantry branch?

[@MThyne-oz2zu]

Max Schmeling sent Joe Lewis money in his final years when he was struggling. He also contributed money to help with Joe's funeral service and served as a pallbearer. Two men that found an unlikely friendship.

[@fauxvirtue]

How did the black community change so much

[@pafena]

The hell does that mean, why did we start fighting back? Typical, one thing for sure, yall definitely haven't and never will change.

[@dyiorragray2019]

crack

[@jonathanfray5397]

They started fighting back against white cucks 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Jabberstax]

Life was better back then, even with the war on.

[@alcyonecrucis]

Amen 🙏

[@miltonhollis703]

It's Historical please don't leave it out! Some of my African relatives Were Confederate solders and fought for the south, they were Noble an Brave' they volunteered And fought the Northern army's With a Vengeance, it's hidden History That my family is proud of this" I have pictures and documents of My family Confederate solders, and WW1 and WW2 An Vietnam War" Negro's are the center piece of the American culture an military" we are a proud race of people...

[@davidgallaghermilwaukee6186]

You're lying, not a single black person ever fought for the confederacy. The confederates viewed them as subhumans fit only for slavery and would not let them fight in a war.

[@Laura-wc5xt]

@@davidgallaghermilwaukee6186 you Sir, are uninformed

[@brunor.1127]

If you do have them, You should put those documents online, because so far there have been none, 0 reliable sources that the traitor army employed black soldiers as frontline troops they did enslave them for labor use, but not a single black, Confederate fighter is known, simple

[@erickrobertson7089]

@@davidgallaghermilwaukee6186 Yes, its true. In the closing days of the Civil War, slaves were offered freedom after service (presuming a victorious Confederacy) in the CSA Army. Somewhere around 3,000+ served vs. 200,000 in the Union Army. Too little and too late to have any effect. Very much a last resort action by the Confederates which no doubt they agonized over as it implied their theory of the black man wrong.

[@swmark78]

@@Laura-wc5xt He isn't. The "Blacks fighting for the Confederacy" has been a lie told over and over again.

[@finncullen]

Preacher (holding up Mein Kampf): "Now I'm not going to read out all of this..." For many reasons I'm sure that was a great relief to the congregation.

[@akompsupport]

The past looks very different from the present. Why?

[@garrisonnichols7372]

Because our government is evil and our society based off corruption and greed.

[@drunkmike6364]

In the 1960s, the Democrats made them all victims and welfare dependent.

[@Cneq]

Because the world back then didn't have color

[@baroqueroll4662]

Isaac Woodard

[@marx819]

Wow. Who owned the slave ships? Who sold the Panama Canal?

[@morrisdennis]

Blk ppl were very professional & well dressed & families intact back then, i dont understand how things went wrong?

[@GCBBQ]

some of these comments are a little sad. this is a false representation of americas actual views of african americans. portraying them as the willingly cooperative neighbors to a white society that welcomed them into their community with open arms. there is no mention in this film of segregation. this really was just propaganda.

[@skbproductionsllc3557]

Great but it's such a shame the way the black soldiers were treated when they came back from the war. I will never forget the story a black soldier told. After they captured some German soldiers a few days later he saw them eating together with white American soldiers, and they were forced to eat in the basement he wondered what he was fighting for.

[@matthewmoore5698]

I just stopped watching what I was watching to catch this , bravo periscope ‘

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for visiting and please subscribe!

[@ogreunderbridge5204]

Outdoor cinema for all coming BLM rallies ?

[@malonedickridesagain3998]

what you mean redtails was mostly propaganda ??? no....

[@nolovechuck9816]

This video is so important man this is crazy

[@nolovechuck9816]

We aint no dam Africans

[@natsski9003]

Cept unit 731 whole the U.S. and well everyone just was ok wot what they did i guess cause none of them were brought to justice.

[@tetsuoswrath]

Oh propaganda. How would the world know who to hate without you? :{

[@ummdustry5718]

We'd figure it out I'm sure, and I imagine nazi's would still be on the list.

[@tetsuoswrath]

@@ummdustry5718 the victor writes history so all we'll ever know is what the winner says is true. :{

[@destubae3271]

@@tetsuoswrath Not true. This isn't like Romans burning all of Carthage's records over thousand years ago. This is a war that happened ~80 years ago with many witnesses (globally) that have been interviewed up to even the present day. This is the one of the most studied wars, how can you say just "the victors" write this history?

[@destubae3271]

It's a shame that a new generation of people are going to try to inject a new narrative and pretend things didn't happen once all of the witnesses and veterans die from age. I guess that's the cycle

[@tetsuoswrath]

@@destubae3271 your last two comments contradict each other. :{

[@nigefal]

I am amazed at the positivity this blatant piece of propaganda is receiving in the comments. I can appreciate that there is a certain over the top reverence for the military in America. But the reality for black soldiers in WWII is best summed up by Langston Hughes. "You tell me that Hitler is a mighty bad man I guess he took lessons from the Klu Klux Klan I ask you this question cos I want to know How long I gotta fight Hitler and Jim Crow” -- Which is true and Hitler's racial philosophy was largely an extension of American Eugenics and segregation polices 'Jim Crow'. Also America brought their racist culture with them to Britain. You need only type in the "Battle of Bamber Bridge" on a internet search to see how racial tensions exploded between black American service men and white American servicemen. This perplexed even imperialist Britain whose majority of people did not share those racist views and treated the black American service men as people, seeing the way American white soldiers treated black soldiers as odd. With the rare exceptions of signs which read "no blacks, no Irish, no dogs". But for the most part for Black American soldiers their time in Britain was their first taste of true freedom.

[@ITALJUTE]

See 4:51 to 5:37, paying special account to 5:11. I was going to say somebody should show this to Candace Owens, but she's probably seen it and believes it to be true.

[@michaelpcooksey5096]

What strikes me as tragic about all wars is a chosen ignorance about why they occur. We could all have peace, but that would mean stop turning our backs on our loving creator and what He wants us to become with Him. We only have 60 or 70 short years to prepare for our final exam and eternal assignment. Now, again, we face war and it is atomic ... and our sins have set the stage ... ALL of us, EVERY country. Tragic in a way ... but death is not our end ... we are made for eternity because God made us for Himself ... and He is a god of the Living, not the dead. Holiness is the job He sets before us. HE is the prize that awaits us. But many are partying their way into hell. Its a real place. God help us, we can't make it on our own.

[@garyflythe1362]

And military propaganda and recruitment film at least they portrayed us in a good way meaning black people so rare to see a positive image of us laying it on a little bit thick with the patriotism but

[@GoSlash27]

Believe it or not, the black American community *was* a lot like this back then. Excluded from mainstream society and oppressed, but still hard working, religious, family oriented, and yes, patriotic (despite how poorly they'd been treated).. It wasn't until after the "great society" that everything fell apart. Now the so- called 'African' American community is a hot mess. Rampant crime, violence, drug addiction, broken families, low education standards, toxic attitudes, and a victim mentality. Meanwhile, the *actual* African Americans (first generation African immigrants) are faring much better.

[@raymondj8768]

yea because you guys arent patriots !

[@garyflythe1362]

@@raymondj8768 since you question my patriotism I spent 4 years in the Marine corps I was poisoned by the camp lejeune water study where the Marines hid for 30 years and poisoned over a million Marines the black people that I was talking about were Lynch killed property stolen from him when they came home from world war II that's what I was talking about thank you remember they used to say a black man had no rights the white man was supposed to respect

[@keithmoore5306]

this is a fair depiction of the black community back then before the demon rats destroyed it with welfare out of wedlock kids and urban culture!!!

[@keithmoore5306]

@@GoSlash27 yeah and the downfall is all according to plan!!!

[@larryb982]

Kinda skipped over the 1861 to 1865

[@dhss333]

Intro. cringeworthy

[@juanvargaschavarria8772]

Honor sacrife american soldiers

[@Leejahstar]

american soldiers..

[@Leejahstar]

are you a european american

[@peterwexler5737]

1944: A very good year.

[@jshellenberger7876]

Boyd SrA

[@reronal4940]

when we were colored.

[@oogoobaoob981]

The african american soldier

[@bobbyr.7578]

negro is spanish word for Black...

[@edm240b9]

Things were different back then.

[@oogoobaoob981]

@@edm240b9 i know that

[@pillymcpusher7190]

If you must distinguish us from all Americans by race, we prefer "black". AA and POC are just virtue signaling words.

[@Jarlerus]

@Oh Happy Day "The Soldier of African American descent" FIFY?