Film reel with part two of Of Black America: Body and Soul
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Produced by
content: Andrew Rooney, American, 1919 - 2011
label: Written by
content: Andrew Rooney, American, 1919 - 2011
label: Subject of
content: Ray Charles, American, 1930 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: Mahalia Jackson, American, 1911 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959
label: Subject of
content: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Count Basie, American, 1904 - 1984
label: Subject of
content: Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Nat King Cole, American, 1919 - 1965
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 film reel with part two of "Body and Soul," the fourth episode of a television docuseries entitled Of Black America. It consists of a single reel of 16mm color polyester film with optical sound.
label: Description
content: The segment, narrated by African American musician Ray Charles, discusses the significance of black music and black musicians. Ray Charles himself describes his early years. Additionally, there is archival footage of performances by numerous African American musicians such as Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Television
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: DC Public Library Film Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Of Black America
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: 2017.55.79.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: color 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: polyester film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 26 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 925 Feet