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Historical context with regard to racism in the 1940s

• Over Here! director, Tom Moore believed that Sam should sing the song with an angry attitude. However this was not how the songwriters intended the song to be performed. Robert Sherman insisted that the angry lyrics should be sung while smiling. Sam, he suggested, would have only been allowed to have raised his objection if he "wore a grin". A black person in the 1940s would have only hinted his protest and wouldn't have dared to make waves. Eliciting the help of a ranking Black U.S. Army general, Sherman had the general sit through a rehearsal of the show. He convinced Moore to have Sam play the part "his way", (with a smile on his face). When the show was over, he asked the General if there was anything wrong with what he saw. The general replied, "No. That's exactly how it was!"

Robert B. Sherman (born December 19, 1925) (see also: Sherman Brothers) is an Academy Award-winning American songwriter who specializes in musical films with his brother Richard M. Sherman. ... Robert B. Sherman (born December 19, 1925) (see also: Sherman Brothers) is an Academy Award-winning American songwriter who specializes in musical films with his brother Richard M. Sherman. ...

External links

• IBDb.com - "Over Here!"
• The Sherman Brothers

Literary Sources

• Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.