CHARLIE HORSE PRODUCTIONS
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INVISIBLE WARRIORS
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN WORLD WAR II
Their triumph over the double stigma of being Black and female
Invisible Warriors features real pioneers – the first Black women to work in industry and government administrative service.
The film is an unforgettable conversation among a diverse group of African American “Rosie the Riveters” who recount what life was really like during World War II. They are hard working underdogs of high character who do battle and win. They fled lives as domestics and sharecroppers to empower themselves while working in war production and U.S. government offices.
These patriotic pioneers share their wartime memories, recounting their battles against racism at home, Nazism abroad, and sexism everywhere.
They represent 600,000 women like themselves who overcame the Great Depression, Jim Crow, sexual degradation, and workplace discrimination to break gender and racial barriers. Black “Rosie the Riveters” were part of a sisterhood of 20 million women who built America’s “arsenal of democracy.” Without these women, the United States could not have won World War II.
who will?
Invisible Warriors is a powerful, important – indeed, essential – documentary project.— Darlene Clark Hine, Visiting Hannah Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University & Co-Author of The African American Odyssey
Failure to seize this moment to illuminate the contributions of African American women during World War II is an unconscionable moral and historical failing. —Gregory S. Cooke
Upcoming Screenings
Awareness of the film Invisible Warriors continues to grow and screenings around the United States are added often so if you don’t see a screening near you check back soon. Alternatively, contact us to learn more about hosting a screening in your school, organization, or home.
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The Basil and Becky Educational Foundation helped to fund the production of Invisible Warriors. Help them continue to illuminate cultural and historical experiences of African Americans and peoples of African descent through film and other media.
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