Episode 174: "All Together"




BMA: Black Media Archive show

Summary: "All Together" (c. 1970) is a Naval recruitment video narrated by none other than Lou Rawls. This film was meant to lure the young black man or woman who is tired of the limited work opportunities available to him or her. While the Navy did offer more opportunities to minorities than the civilian world, this film exploits the dissatisfaction the many minorities felt regarding racial equality in the workplace.