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…

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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.

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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.

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