BMA: Black Media Archive

Episode 212: "Close Harmony"


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For this episode (1942) General Motors made this wartime film to explain to the general public why it was taking so long for factories to retool for war production. While the film's MAIN focus is on the problems industry face during times of war, what's even MORE interesting is the VERY stereotypical black porter character in the barber shop where this film takes place.
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