Sinatra “The House I Live In”

Posting requirements: Video courtesy of Library of Congressrnrncontext: Frank Sinatra was a crooner and Hollywood actor known for playing some tough guys. He was also an advocate for tolerance in America. In his 1945 film “The House I Live In,” sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League, Sinatra finds a group of kids bullying a boy because…

Posting requirements:
Video courtesy of Library of Congressrnrncontext: Frank Sinatra was a crooner and Hollywood actor known for playing some tough guys. He was also an advocate for tolerance in America. In his 1945 film “The House I Live In,” sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League, Sinatra finds a group of kids bullying a boy because he’s Jewish and stops them cold with a lesson that to be American, you need to leave prejudice behind.

Alternate Share Text:

context: Frank Sinatra was a crooner and Hollywood actor known for playing some tough guys. He was also an advocate for tolerance in America. In his 1945 film “The House I Live In,” sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League, Sinatra finds a group of kids bullying a boy because he’s Jewish and stops them cold with a lesson that to be American, you need to leave prejudice behind.

Source:
Library of Congress
Contact name:
Bj Barretta
Contact email:
BJ@upworthy.com

[html5_video https://upworthy-videos.rbl.ms/backup/5a7b6ba52b3103001a7c28b5/uploads/5a7b6bad8abac80017bf960c/sinatra.mp4]

Download original file here

Skills

Minimalist mom uses 10 tricks from ‘Disney cleaning system’ to keep her home Magic Kingdom clean

Communication

Communication expert shares ‘Taylor Swift trick’ for perfectly wrapping up a speech in 3 steps

Pop Culture

In 1975, an actor unfurled a sexist rant on Johnny Carson. Shelley Winters refused to sit silently.

Culture

Debbi Fields’ husband bet she couldn’t make $50 in cookie sales. A last-ditch marketing idea built her an empire.