1945 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WWII U.S. NAVY FILM “THE NEGRO SAILOR“ XD12654

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Browse our products on Amazon: The Negro Sailor is a 1945 documentary short film made for the U.S. Navy, which was segregated during WWII. It was directed by Henry Levin. The film attempts to emphasize integration, advancement based on ability, equal treatment, and team work in the Navy. The plot revolves around an African American newspaper employee who is drafted. All phases of Navy boot camp are represented as integrated and equal. Shows physicals, clothing procurement, barracks inspection, KP and social activities. Names black non-combatants who received distinguished Navy Service Awards for bravery: Doris (Dorie) Miller, Elbert H. Oliver, William Pinckney, and Leonard Roy Harmon. Points out that all Navy ratings are open to black Americans and shows black sailors learning navigation, radio operation, aviation mechanics, and other specialties. On a destroyer with a predominantl