Don’t Be a Sucker is a short propaganda film produced by the U.S. War Department, released on July 4, 1943 and re-released in 1947. It has anti-racist and anti-fascist themes. The film was supposedly created to make the case for the desegregation of the United States armed forces [paradoxically I dare say] but ultimately upholds America as a nation of minorities that must unite in order to thrive. It’s terrifying that seventy years later the film’s messages are all too relevant. [17:26 minutes] Please share this with your people everywhere:
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As the film shows us, we Americans have fought the same fights again and again, and we must never get compacent and believe that the war is won. It is obvious as we look around that we must continue the fight for civil rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights. Thank you for sharing a 70+ year old film that is as timely today as it was in the 1940’s.
Thanks for the comment, Pamela. None of our peaceful connections with each other are too small or insignificant; they all help build bridges of love that hate cannot tear down.