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Americans and world war ii. The big question of the day is, how should we understand the relationship between world war ii and the modern Civil Rights Movement . Hopefully the reading give you a lot to think about. During world war ii, recruiting posters aimed at africanamericans used images of miller decorated with his navy cross and joe lewis and his uniform to send the image that black americans were wanted and needed in the American Military and their service would be rewarded and respected. As you read, the reality of the black experience in the war was not that simple. The posters themselves, when we tease them apart, reflect this gap between promises and reality the characterize the experiences of this generation of black americans. Both of these posters make it clear that the stakes in the war were high. Joe lewis became synonymous with being a symbol of opposition to nazi ideas and supremacy. When he squared off against a german at Madison Square gardens, 2 Million People tune

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