<I>I Remember Harlem</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1981
name: label: Directed by
content: William Miles, American, born 1931
label: Produced by
content: William Miles, American, born 1931
label: Subject of
content: Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
label: Subject of
content: Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934
label: Subject of
content: Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: James L. Farmer Jr., American, 1920 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Dick Gregory, American, 1932 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: Roy Innis, American, born 1934
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
label: Subject of
content: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, American, 1878 - 1949
label: Owned by
content: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
notes: label: Caption
content: This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
label: Description
content: A four-part documentary film with the title I Remember Harlem. It consists of four (4) reels of 16mm color polyester film with optical sound.
label: Description
content: The documentary uses archival footage, interviews with residents, and still photographs to chronicle the early settlement of the Village of Harlem in the 17th century to its redevelopment in the 1970s. In part one, "The Early Years 1600-1930," the narrator discusses Harlem's original inhabitants, the Lenape, and the sale of their land to the Dutch. Part two, "The Depression Years 1930-1940" discusses Harlem's changing demographics in the early 20th century. Part three, "Toward Freedom, 1940-1965," focuses on urban decay in Harlem in the mid-20th century. Part four, "Towards A New Day," focuses on the impact of the civil rights movement on the neighborhood.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Hell's Kitchen, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: United States History
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: DC Public Library Film Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.55.85.1a-d
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
label: Type
content: feature films
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: polyester film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (Reel 1): 51 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 1850 Feet
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (Reel 2): 50 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 1800 Feet
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (Reel 3): 50 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 1800 Feet
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (Reel 4): 50 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 1800 Feet