Black History
Black Colleges During Wartime - 1944
This documentary produced by the US War Department commences with a stone memorial to Booker T. Washington. We are then presented with an overview of how African-American universities were contributing the nation’s effort during World War II.
With “Progress through education and industry” the rallying call, an overview of how institutions like Tuskegee, Prairie View, Howard, and Hampton are putting in their effort.
Notable cameos include Tuskegee Airmen, scientist George Washington Carver, and Dr. Charles Richard Drew.
One wonders however with such promise depicted in this film, what would become of many of these workers once the war was over and there would be no such job and skill shortage in an unequal America.
Still, many students who had the opportunity to thrive in these courses would become important and respected members in their professional fields.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - "I Have a Dream"
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The full version of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
New Deal: We Work Again - 1930's
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We Work Again is a US government civic-minded film aimed specifically at the unemployed African American population in the wake of the Great Depression.
Produced by the Work Projects Administration, the largest New Deal agency, We Work Again works to illustrate how black citizens would not be left out of the FDR's relief plan. We Work Again includes rare documentary footage of the Depression era, depictions of the New Deal in effect, and a rousing choir of singers, ending the film on a hopeful note.
Olympics in Tokyo - 1964
A short newsreel recounting the Olympics held in China's uneasy neighbor Japan. Forty-four years ago, notice the absence of corporate sponsorship and the lack of steroid enhanced wins.
