“African Americans in World War II: Legacy of Patriotism and Valor,” is, like it title suggests, a tale of patriotism and valor. Before African Americans had full rights as United States Citizens, before equal rights and Martin Luther King Jr. marched on Washington DC to protest the chattel of inequality, African Americans served their country with distinction. Interviews with servicemen liven the historical facts and battle information given about one of the world’s greatest wars. Though segregated into all black regiments and often assigned to service units these men did not think of race before their duty to their country. As one interviewee states, “I joined the Army to fight for the country, for my country, because I was born and raised and nurtured by this country and I saw no reason to slack off because of being segregated or being in a raciest society.”
Included Films:
African Americans in World War II: Legacy of Patriotism and Valor
African Americans in World War II: Legacy of Patriotism and Valor
Produced: 1997
Length: 69 Minutes
“African Americans in World War II: Legacy of Patriotism and Valor,” is, like it title suggests, a tale of patriotism and valor. Before African Americans had full rights as United States Citizens, before equal rights and Martin Luther King Jr. marched on Washington DC to protest the chattel of inequality, African Americans served their country with distinction. Interviews with servicemen liven the historical facts and battle information given about one of the world’s greatest wars. Though segregated into all black regiments and often assigned to service units these men did not think of race before their duty to their country. As one interviewee states, “I joined the Army to fight for the country, for my country, because I was born and raised and nurtured by this country and I saw no reason to slack off because of being segregated or being in a raciest society.”
