@article{892386,
      author = {German, Kathleen M.,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/892386},
      title = {Promises of citizenship : film recruitment of African  Americans in World War II /},
      abstract = {Since the earliest days of the nation, U.S. citizenship  has been linked to military service. Even though blacks  fought and died in all American wars, their own freedom was  usually restricted or denied. In many ways, World War II  exposed this contradiction. As demand for manpower grew  during the war, government officials and military leaders  realized that the war could not be won without black  support. To generate African American enthusiasm, the  federal government turned to mass media. Several government  films were produced and distributed, movies that have  remained largely unexamined by scholars. The author delves  into the dilemma of race and the federal government's  attempts to appeal to black patriotism and pride even while  postponing demands for equality and integration until  victory was achieved.--Publisher's description.},
      recid = {892386},
      pages = {260 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates :},
}