Part twelve of a 15-part series of documentaries produced by the American Broadcasting Company on the 20th century and the rise of the United States as a superpower. The turbulence of the 1960s pa...
1,155 viewsAwakenings (1954-1956) Individual acts of courage inspire black Southerners to fight for their rights: Mose Wright testifies against the white men who murdered . Produced by Blackside, Eyes on the...
1,081 viewsThe 1967 Minneapolis riot was one of the 159 riots that swept across cities in the United States during the Long Hot Summer of 1967 On 20 July 1967, widespread violence erupted in North Minneapolis...
816 viewsThe film stars Bryant “HairKutt” Johnson, director Elliott, Maurice Bradley, and Anthony Dorsey as four friends from St. Louis, Missouri, who travel to a remote cabin in the Smokey Mountains of Te...
1,159 viewsPart four of a 15-part series of documentaries produced by the American Broadcasting Company on the 20th century and the rise of the United States as a superpower. The stock market crash of 1929 us...
1,303 viewsThis film addresses how race still has a significant impact in people's lives in the 21st century, even though many people believe we have moved past that.
1,228 viewsCreator(s): Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. 1942-9/18/1947 (Most Recent) Series: Navy Motion Picture Film Productions, ca. 1939 - ca. 1947 Record...
1,249 viewsThis presentation will highlight some of the most important federal records for identifying former slaves and slave owners, including: Census Civil War and later military service and pensi...
1,168 viewsIn They Were Her Property, historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers has written a book that bridges women’s history, the history of the South, and African American history. Rather than land, women typica...
1,459 viewsThe Negro Soldier, 1944 (Digitally restored) ARC Identifier 35956 / Local Identifier 111-OF-51 Moving Images from the Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Offi...
1,233 viewsThe Stars for Freedom–a handful of celebrities both black and white–risked their careers by crusading for racial equality. Focusing on the “Leading Six” trailblazers—Harry Belafonte, Ossie D...
1,444 viewsAfrican American Life in Washington, DC, Before Emancipation As Washington became the focus of abolitionism before the Civil War, antislavery activists argued that the sight of slavery and slave deal...
1,197 viewsArchives technician Matthew Margis discusses the history of African American soldiers in World War I through the photographic holdings in the National Archives. ⇒ Event Evaluation Form: https://ww...
1,177 viewsChief Librarian Jeffery Hartley discusses the history and contents of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set for family history research. The presentation includes African American genealogy and a demonstr...
1,173 viewsIn 1862, the DC Emancipation Act freed enslaved persons in the District of Columbia. Damani Davis, archivist, discusses petitions filed by owners and slaves under the Act. ⇒ Event Evaluation Form:...
1,167 viewsTina L. Ligon, archivist, will discuss records relating to desegregation, integration, and studies on black education. She will cover the Brown v. Board of Education case, the Little Rock Nine crisis,...
1,133 viewsArchives specialist Netisha Currie describes records relating to African American history held in our vault as well as unrestricted records available from our stacks. - Handout: http://www.archives...
1,185 viewsCreator(s): Office of Economic Opportunity. Office of Public Affairs. 1964-1981 (Most Recent) Series: Motion Picture Films From the "Police" Program Series, ca. 1971 - ca. 19...
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