<I>History of the Negro in America </I>
date: label: Date
content: 1965
name: label: Directed by
content: Milton Meltzer, American, 1915 - 2009
label: Directed by
content: Alvin Yudkoff, American, born 1923
label: Written by
content: Milton Meltzer, American, 1915 - 2009
label: Written by
content: Alvin Yudkoff, American, born 1923
label: Narrated by
content: James Earl Jones, American, born 1931
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 documentary series with the title History of the Negro in America. It consists of three (3) reels of black-and-white 16mm acetate film with optical sound.
label: Description
content: Each film has a different focus and title. The first film (part 1) is titled "1619-1860 Out of Slavery;” the second film (part 2) is titled “1861-1877 Civil War and Reconstruction;” while the third film (part 3) is titled “1877- Freedom Movement.” The films use black-and-white stills to describe key points of American history such as the election of President Abraham Lincoln; the role of African Americans in the American Civil War; the role of churches and philanthropists in the education of African Americans; African Americans during the Great Depression; and the activities of the Ku Klux Klan.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1933-1945
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States History
label: Topic
content: White supremacy movements
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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
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: 2017.55.24.1abc
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: black-and-white films (visual works)
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: acetate film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (Reel 1): 20 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 700 Feet
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (Reel 2): 17 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 600 Feet
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (Reel 3): 20 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 700 Feet