Sunday, March 16, 2008

Negro Soldier reaction paper due Mon, March 31

The film The Negro Soldier is yet another Frank Capra propaganda film. It was shown to both black and white audiences, but, on the whole, both races liked it. How does the film work to instill racial pride in African Americans to convince them to enlist and fight, but not upset white audiences that might be averse to the idea of blacks fighting in the war? How does the film use (but distort) history to tell the story of black accomplishments? Is it an effective piece of propaganda?

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