Original Title/Caption: “Americans of various racial groups contribute to the war effort in a large eastern plant which produces propellors [sic] for military aircraft.”
Description: This black and white photograph shows a young African American man and a white man working on a propeller. Lines of factory lights and other workers are visible in the background. This photograph was taken in May 1942.
Source: “Americans of various racial groups contribute to the war effort in a large eastern plant which produces propellors [sic] for military aircraft.” Photograph, 1942. From the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum Photos of World War II Public Domain Collection. http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/images/photodb/23-0032a.gif (accessed March 26, 2007).
Historical discussion: Much as the war created job opportunities for women, the war forced employers to rethink other discriminatory hiring practices. Propaganda called on workers of all races to set aside differences for the war effort. While racial prejudice was by no means defeated during the war, the need for labor expanded employment opportunities for African Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans.
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