It is well known that popular music and sports played an important role in bringing about good race relations and the downfall of racial discrimination in much of American society. As I watch old World War II movies, I wonder about their effect on desegregation of the military. Granted, most of those movies excluded blacks, but on occasion they went above and beyond to make a black sailor or …
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Robert Booker: World War II movies boon for black soldiers