Text:

- What type of text is this? Poster Advertisement

- What genre is this text? Historical Nonfiction
- What codes and conventions are used? Patriotism, Equality
- What values and ideologies are evident? If we put segregation aside by including
everyone in the war efforts then we will win the war.
- Does the text contain evidence of balance or bias? Bias towards American patriotism
- How can the text be connected to the time in which it was created and consumed? The
text refers to war (World War 2) going on at the time, and the image refers to the looming
segregation of the time.
- What are these characters like? The characters referred to and pictured are patriots
looking to win the war.
Audience:
 - Who is the target audience for this text? Americans, especially African Americans,
looking to join the war. More specifically: Americans that may be against the idea of
African Americans fighting for our country.
- What evidence can you provide? The images and Text provided in the poster
advertisement above.
- Who is not addressed by this text? Everyone who isn’t American or interested in the war
in anyway.
- How and why does this text appeal to its target audience? It appeals to the target audience
by using an African American and White American in the image, including the words
“United We Win”, and Including the American flag at the top. This all appeals to the
target audience because they relate to the war and the people fighting for America.
Production:
- What individuals, industries, or institutions created this text? Photograph by Alexander
Liberman, 1943, Printed by the Government, Printing Office for the War.
- What production techniques were used? Propaganda techniques
- How is the text marketed and distributed? Posters among Washington D.C. and America
- What laws and rules govern production and consumption of this text? Copyright rules
and regulations.