The Negro Sailor (1945)

Directed by

Henry Levin

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

27 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary was made for the U.S. Navy after World War Two. It shows the work and service of African American sailors during the war.

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What happens

The Negro Sailor is a 1945 documentary short film made for the U.S. Navy and shown by All-American News, a company producing newsreels and later feature films for the race film market. It was directed by Henry Levin. The film was inspired by the success of the film The Negro Soldier, and was one of only five films documenting the war time activities of African Americans in a positive light before 1950. Released after the surrender of Japan, the film highlights the service of African American seamen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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