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Brotherhood of Man (1947)

1947 · Short film · 10 min

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Animated film speaking out for racial tolerance. Using small green demons to caricature racial prejudice, the cartoon argues that the only real difference among the races is skin color and that underneath, all people are the same. Bosley Crowther wrote that the UAW, seeking to widen labor support in the auto industry, sponsored the film “to counteract a critical race-relations problem among the workers in Detroit.” Note: Based on the pamphlet Races of Mankind by Ruth Benedict and Gene Weltfish,…

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