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All-American news — excerpts. 1942-1945

All-American news were the first newsreels produced for a black audience. Made in the 1940s and 1950s, they were originally intended to encourage black Americans to participate in, and support the war effort, and to reflect an African-American perspective on world and national events. Highlights of this issue include segments about Dean Dixon's American Youth Orchestra performing at Carnegie Hall, a cookbook…

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