World War Two was a time of mixed signals coming from the American society concerning racial issues with African Americans. The government was trying to unite the black and white communities to help with the war effort, while the people had different opinions on what should happen. The government also created an agency that would help relieve some of the racial tension between whites and blacks. Riots were started and took the lives of many inocent individuals. Not only was the government and society trying to figure everything out, Hollywood got involved and tried to make blacks more prevalent in movies. Overall, during the time of the war, very little was accomplished to help ease any racial tension between the two majority groups in the United States.
Prior to the war, blacks were predominantly a poor race. The colored society held most of the jobs that involved field labor, maids, and low level food preparation. Blacks were also only earning $0.40 to every $1.00 that......
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