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Negro Soldier

Negro Soldier (1944)

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During WWII, the U.S. government produced numerous documentaries, often under the supervision of Frank Capra, designed to build support for the war. One of the more curious entries in this effort was The Negro Soldier. The structure of the film is that of a black minister who preaches a sermon to his all-black congregation. Over the course of 40 minutes, the minister recounts the contributions of blacks in American military history, from Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre to the men who

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It shamelessly rewrote American history to create a utopian environment where racism never existed.

July 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Threat
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Worth watching - both for the historical facts and for the historical style of film-making.
May 7, 2013
Stifling and lame really, and it's disappointing, since the dramatized framework was interesting to start off with. It doesn't present any differences between the "Negro soldier" and any other soldier though, which is good, and in a historical context it might be important, but unlike the other film it feels quite redundant now. Which, again, is probably good.
August 8, 2010
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