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Since the earliest days of the nation, US 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 gov
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- Author
- Kathleen M. German
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781496812360
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- History, Science, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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