United We Win poster collection

Identifier: irn107247
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn107247

Acquisition

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of two United We Win posters produced by the United States during World War II linking the need to fight fascism on the war front with the need to fight racism on the home front.

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US poster promoting victory over racism at home and fascism abroad
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn535265
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 40.000 inches (101.6 cm) | Width: 28.500 inches (72.39 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US poster promoting the need for an integrated workforce to support the war effort. It depicts a black American and a white male working together to rivet an airplane. Roosevelt's June 1941 executive order prohibited discrimination in defense work. After the US declared war in December 1941, there was a labor shortage as war production increased and working men enlisted in the military. The War Manpower Commission, formed in 1942 to mobilize the work force, spotlighted the need to overcome prejudice and hire workers from all segments of the population. Black Americans also faced discriminat...
US poster promoting victory over racism at home and fascism abroad
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn535267
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 44.250 inches (112.395 cm) | Width: 32.500 inches (82.55 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US poster promoting the need for an integrated workforce to support the war effort. It depicts a black American and a white male working together to rivet an airplane. Roosevelt's June 1941 executive order prohibited discrimination in defense work. After the US declared war in December 1941, there was a labor shortage as war production increased and working men enlisted in the military. The War Manpower Commission, formed in 1942 to mobilize the work force, spotlighted the need to overcome prejudice and hire workers from all segments of the population. Black Americans also faced discriminat...

United We Win poster collection

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US poster promoting victory over racism at home and fascism abroad

US poster promoting victory over racism at home and fascism abroad