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title: '"I''m going to see that you grow up in a better world, young fellow!"'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-alston-better-world-young-fellow-1943/
description: A Black soldier with a rifle and fixed bayonet holds a child while a woman embraces him; beside them a smoke cloud on the horizon is labelled 'The Battle
section: Collection
---

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[!["I'm going to see that you grow up in a better world, young fellow!", 1943 US cartoon: A Black soldier with a rifle and fixed](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-alston-better-world-young-fellow-1943.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-alston-better-world-young-fellow-1943.jpg)

# "I'm going to see that you grow up in a better world, young fellow!"

A Black soldier with a rifle and fixed bayonet holds a child while a woman embraces him; beside them a smoke cloud on the horizon is labelled 'The Battle for Freedom'. The tell is glittering generalities: 'freedom' and 'a better world' stand as the stated purpose of military service, tied to family.

## Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Identity fusion](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/identity-fusion/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
THE BATTLE FOR FREEDOM

"I'M GOING TO SEE THAT YOU GROW UP IN A BETTER WORLD, YOUNG FELLOW!"

Alston
```

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