<I>The Boyhood of Martin Luther King Jr.</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1984
name: label: Directed by
content: Gerald Popper
label: Written by
content: Gerald Popper
label: Produced by
content: Gerald Popper
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Martin Luther King Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
label: Distributed by
content: FilmFair Communications, American, 1968 - 1996
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 short film with the title The Boyhood of Martin Luther King Jr. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound.
label: Description
content: The film uses voiceover narration, archival photographs, archival film footage as well as reenactments to tell the story of the civil rights leader's childhood. It opens with a discussion of the Nobel Peace Prize before the narrator states that, "On December 10, 1964, this honor went to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," before moving on to some formative experiences in King's childhood. Some of the events/themes that arise in the film include Dr. King, Jr. being prevented from playing with his white best friend as a boy; the role of the church in Dr. King's upbringing; the role of Rev. King, Sr. and other members of the family in young Dr. King, Jr.'s upbringing; life lessons King, Jr. learned from playing sports with his friends as well as prominent individuals that inspired the young Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Youth
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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: 2017.55.97.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
label: Type
content: short subjects
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: 14 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 500 Feet