How the government’s portrayal differed from Black activists’ portrayal of the African American soldiers in the second world war

Abstract

This article is about the difference between the portrayal from black activists and the government of the African American soldiers in the Second World War, focusing on the real situation of human right of the African Americans during the second world war, when the United States was still in the Jim Crow System. Through comparing the film made by the War Department, which represent the government and the pamphlet made by black activists which call for equal rights, we can have a comprehensive understanding of the Black’s human right.