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Kamikaze Pilots Were Not Supposed to Commit Suicide
1946, All Hands Magazine, Kamikaze Attacks, Recent Articles

Kamikazes: The Naked Truth
(All Hands Magazine, 1946)

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This unnamed journalist wished to discern fact from fiction as to what was expected from Kamikaze pilots. After spending almost an entire year in Occupied Tokyo, he read numerous reports on the topic, both military and civil. The PR blather fed to the Japanese public did state that a willing death was expected of them, but was surprised to find that many (not all) of the pilots were given parachutes (rarely used). His research revealed that the Kamikaze corps was hastily assembled and was composed of the lousiest pilots they could find.

Detroit Race Riot 1943 Newsweek Magazine | Multiple Race Riots in 1943 USA
1943, African-American Service, Newsweek Magazine, Recent Articles

Race Riots
(Newsweek Magazine, 1943)

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“It is a singular fact that [the] supposedly civilized Americans in these times deny the Negroes the opportunity to engage in respectable jobs, the right of access to the restaurants, theaters, or the same train accommodations as themselves and periodically will run amuck to lynch Negroes individually or to slaughter them wholesale – old men, women, and children alike in race wars like the present one.”


What Radio Tokyo was referring to were the multiple race riots that broke out in Detroit and seven other municipalities during the Summer of 1943.

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Dependability of the Ford Model T | Ford Model T Still Going at 250,000 Miles
1941, Cars, Recent Articles, Spot Magazine

Mr. Nystrom’s Car Won’t Quit
(Spot Magazine, 1941)

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Mr. John Nystrom of New York City drove a 32 year-old Model T Ford. Judging by the writer’s tone, we can guess that not many cars from 1909 were around to see Roosevelt’s third term. The Flivver (as she was nicknamed) had 250,000 miles on her (no mention as to how that was known) and still got 20 miles per/gallon, with a top speed of 48 miles per/hour. We can assume that Mr. Nystrom went to his rewards some time ago, but his car is probably still out there being written about.

Letters to FDR from the Public 1941 | Letters to the White House 1941
1941, F.D.R., Recent Articles, Spot Magazine

His Mail
(Spot Magazine, 1941)

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Unlike his many predecessors, FDR used to encourage the American people to write him with their thoughts. At times, the President used to boast to Congress concerning the volume of his mail in favor of his programs, but the mails did not simply deliver stamped envelopes:


“Almost anything you can think of has arrived as a gift at some time or another – dogs, sheep, eagles, baby chicks, toads, alligators. Mr. Roosevelt has never received any lions, but Calvin Coolidge got two, from Johannesburg…”

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1941, African-American Service, Collier's Magazine, Recent Articles

An Anti-Discrimination Law on the Home Front
(Collier’s Magazine, 1941)

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Inasmuch as the Roosevelt administration believed that the integration the armed forces was far too risky a proposition during wartime, it did take steps to insure that fair hiring practices were observed by all industries that held defense contracts with the Federal government; during the summer of 1941 a law was passed making such discrimination a crime.


The attached editorial from Collier’s Magazine applauded the President for doing the right thing.

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Willys Jeep
1945, Coronet & Yank Magazines, Recent Articles, Weapons and Inventions

The Jeep
(Coronet & Yank Magazines, 1945)

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When General Marshall listed the numerous advantages that the U.S. Army enjoyed during the war (you can read it here), he included on his list the Willys Jeep. The Jeep and the Two and Half-Ton truck, he believed, contributed mightily to the mobility of American Forces in most theaters. The two articles attached herein go into some detail about the strengths of the Jeep, but concentrated primarily on the improvements made in the vehicle as Jeep prepared for its launch in the civilian market place.

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Katherine Dunham Tropical Revue Review 1945 | Katherine Dunham Magazine Article 1945
1945, Dance Magazine Articles, Recent Articles, See Magazine

Katherine Dunham
(See Magazine, 1945)

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Katherine Dunham (1909 – 2006) was an African-American dancer and choreographer, producer, anthropologist, author and Civil Rights activist – enjoying throughout the decades one of the most successful dance careers a dancer could ever hope for. Attached is a profusely illustrated review of her 1945 production, Tropical Revue. It implies that much of the audience came away recognizing her originality and genius – while others simply thought she was a burlesque artist.

Critic Ernest Boyd on Hermann Bahr 1923 | Hermann Bahr and German Expressionism 1923
1923, Modern Art, Recent Articles, Vanity Fair Magazine

Expressionism as Theory
(Vanity Fair Magazine, 1923)

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Ernest Boyd (1887 – 1946), all-around swell guy and significant literary figure in 1920s New York, took a hard look at German Expressionism and its wide influence on other Teutonic arts in the early Twenties. He paid particular attention to the German critic Hermann Bahr (1863 – 1934), who coined the term, Expressionism, and had much to say about the movement.

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