RARE RECORDINGS AND VIDEO

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Fisk University Jubilee Quartette
Negro Spiritual The band of Gideon Performed by: Fisk University Jubilee Quartette Record format: Edison Amberol cylinder Matrix number: 4M-S10522-1 Recording date: 1912 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 36410
The band of Gideon 1912
Negro Spiritual
The band of Gideon
Performed by: Fisk University Jubilee Quartette
Record format: Edison Amberol cylinder
Matrix number: 4M-S10522-1
Recording date: 1912
NPS object catalog number: EDIS 36410Author: Fisk University Jubilee Quartette
Date: 1912
Source: National Park Service
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Categories: Oldtime

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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Fisk University Jubilee Quartette

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Clara Smith - Don't Advertise Your Man - Clara Smith
Clara Smith was a part of the great migration from the south, moving from her home in South Carolina to Harlem in the early 1920s, where she became a popular blues singer. She actively recorded throughout the 1920s, including this performance of "Don't Advertise Your Man" on April 23, 1924. There is an uncredited (and very minimal) piano and ukelele accompaniment. From the original 78 rpm disk.
Author: Clara Smith
Date: April 23rd, 1924
Source: Original 78rpm disk digitized

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Once a Star - Sweetwater Clifton - executive producer, Charles A. Swilling ; produced by Tom Weinberg and Thea Flaum ; director, Bill Heitz ; writer, Michael Meth
Excerpt from two hour-long programs profiling former professional athletes. The show focuses on these athletesÃ‚Â’ lives after sports. We get an in-depth look at these personalities, and get a sense of the difference between professional sports of the 50s, 60s, and 70s versus today: virtually all of the athletes work for a living. This segment features Sweetwater Clifton, first black NBA player in 1950,drafted to the Knicks from the Harlem Globetrotters. Producer: executive producer, Charles A. Swilling ; produced by Tom Weinberg and Thea Flaum ; director, Bill Heitz ; writer, Michael Meth

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Rhythm and Blues Revue - Ben Frye
Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African-American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Amos Milburn, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat 'King' Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway and Ruth Brown. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page. Director: Joseph Kohn, Leonard Reed
Producer: Ben Frye
Production Company: Studio Films Inc.

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132nd and 7th Avenue - Stosh Mintek
The tale of a bodega mishap, seen from the eyes of this Harlem community. Director: Montea Robinson
Producer: Stosh Mintek
Production Company: Ghetto Film School
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: youth
Contact Information: 966 Longwood Ave. P.O. Box 1580 The Bronx, NY 10459 Web: http://www.ghettofilm.org

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Arthur Dreifuss Murder on Lenox Ave. (1941)
You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page
Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Producer: Arthur Dreifuss
Production Company: Colonnade Pictures Corporation
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w

(7) OPEN MIND Special: Race Relations in Crisis 6/12/63 - 11/13/92 (1963/1992) Guests: Malcolm X; Morrison, Alan; Walker, Wyatt Tee; Farmer, James (Original guests) Update Guests: Farmer, James and Walker, Wyatt Tee (MPEG4) 125MB

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The New Negro
Guests: King, Martin Luther with Waring, J. Waites Theme: Race

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Lucille Hegamin was one of the very first black blues singers to record. "Everybody's Blues" is from her first record, made in November 1920 for the small independent Arto/Bell label. Her recording career lasted into the early 1930s.
She is backed on this record by Harris' Blues and Jazz Seven. From the original 78 rpm disk (Bell P-45).
Author: Lucille Hegamin
Date: November 15th, 1920

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Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra-Ain't Misbehavin' July 22, 1929
Recorded on July 22, 1929 in New York City. This recording was composed by Fats Waller and Andy Razaf for an all-Black revue titled "Hot Chocolates." The band includes Louis Armstrong on trumpet and vocals, Homer Hobson on trumpet, Fred Robinson on trombone, Bert Curry and Crawford Wethington on alto saxes, Jimmy Strong on tenor sax, Gene Anderson on piano, Mancy Cara on banjo, Peter Briggs on tuba and Zutty Singleton on drums. This Orchestra may have single-handedly been responsible for making swing style jazz one of the most popular musical genres during the 30s and 40s.

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Ma Rainey-Booze And Blues October 15, 1924 Recorded on October 15, 1924 in New York City with her Georgia Jazz Band. Ma Rainey's Georgia Jazz Band included on this recording: Howard Scott on cornet, Charlie Green on trombone, Don Redman on clarinet, Fletcher Henderson on piano and Kaiser Marshall on drums. Author: Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band

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Mary Stafford - Im Gonna Jazz My Way March 07, 1921 Mary Stafford sang blues primarily in the club circuit, but she also cut a dozen sides for Columbia in 1921 (she was the first black woman to record for Columbia). The full title of this piece is "I'm Gonna Jazz My Way Right Straight Through Paradise". It was recorded on March 7, 1921. The label credits "Mary Stafford and Her Jazz Band", but some sources I've seen credit Charlie Johnson's Orchestra with the accompaniment.

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Wilbur Sweatmans Original Jazz Band - Bluin The Blues December 05, 1918 Clarinetist Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band was the first black jazz band to record. "Bluin' The Blues" dates from December 5, 1918. From the original 78rpm disk. Author: Wilbur Sweatmans Original Jazz Band

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Negro Colleges in Wartime - U.S. Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures Education and training of African Americans as part of the World War II effort.

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University of California at Los Angeles, Extension Media Center-- Teddy (1971)
Presents the experiences of a teenage African American, who relates his views of the System, war, revolution, the Watts community of Los Angeles, the Black Panther Party and the police. The importance of the discussion is the necessity of being one's own self. Director: Richard Wells. Editor: Andrew Stein. Photographer: Robert Grant. Sound: Wendell Handy. Assistant Camera: Clifford Stewart. Production Manager: Edward Kutner. Assistant Production Manager: Gene Kopp. Executive Producer: George Schlosser. Producer: Peter Schnitzler.

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The Negro Soldier (1943) WWII recruitment film aimed at African Americans. The film opens with an African American minister in church telling his flock why they should join the armed forces to fight the Nazis. We see historical re-enactments of African Americans as valued participants in US armed conflicts dating from the American Revolution. The balance of the film deals with the African American experience within the present war effort, the conditions of their living and training, with special attention paid to the respect and dignity they will have. The quality of the original film is very good, however there are a few "issues" apparent in this copy, which was made from a video in the National Achives' collection: - the original work was made up of 5 seperate film reels, there are some noticable breaks in continuity when the reels switch - the framing of the film to video transfer was a bit off, so there is a border visible throughout - there is occassional video dropout, probably due either to the age of the video tape at the National Archives NAIL Control Number: NWDNM(m)-111-M-6022 ARC Identifier: 35956 Director: Stuart Heisler Producer: Frank Capra

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Darling (Mary)Introduction to Haiti (1942) Presents a tourist's view of Haiti: its history, tradition, daily life of the people, Port-au-Prince, Cap Haitien and Henri Christophes' Palace. In Kodachrome. Producer and Director: Mary Darling. Narrator: Milton J. Cross.

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We Work Again - Pathe News (?) How the New Deal benefits African Americans.

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The Southern Four
Negro Spiritual Swing low, sweet chariot Performed by: The Southern Four Record format: Edison Diamond Disc Matrix number: 8311-C-2-6 Recording date: December 07, 1921 Release number: 51364-R Release date: August 1924 NPS object catalog number: EDIS 42717
Negro Spiritual
Swing low, sweet chariot
Performed by: The Southern Four
Record format: Edison Diamond Disc
Matrix number: 8311-C-2-6
Recording date: December 07, 1921
Release number: 51364-R
Release date: August 1924
NPS object catalog number: EDIS 42717
Author: The Southern Four
Date: 1921
Source: National Park Service

(19) WMV (1.87 MB) CLIP of Fats Waller performing "Honeysuckle Rose".

(20)King's Washington Speech
Martin Luther King advocated a nonviolent (but not really "passive") approach to forcing social change. King modeled his philosophy on that of Gandhi, who successfully employed them in a revolt against the British in India shortly after World War II.

King's 1963 speech at the march on Washington is considered the exemplar of his oratorical style. These clips show that he had both a realistic grasp of the current situation while retaining a positive view of what could possibly be acheived.

"A Lonely Island of Poverty." (143 K .wav)
A Telling Comparison. (132 K .wav)
King's dream for his people... (209 K .wav)
... for his children... (198 K .wav)
...for society -- "Free at Last!" (253 K .wav)

(21) Malcolm X -- House Negroes and Field Negroes. "I'm a field Negro."
Video! -- Malcolm and the Klan -- together at last!(1.5M sound .avi)

(22) Malcolm X Speaks!

Malcolm X rejected King's nonviolent approach (which called for lots of turning the other cheek) and called for the separation of blacks from mainstream society. After a pilgrimage to Mecca, where he saw religious black and white Muslims together in harmony, he adopted a less confrontational approach.

The clips here are illustrative of Malcolm's earlier speeches, which are often characterized by provocative rhetoric and violent imagery.

Concerning Nonviolence -- A direct response to King(155K WAV)
A prediction -- the result of continued injustice(276K WAV)
"...the black masses... are in open revolt"(80 K .au)
"the common enemy is the white man."(30.5 K .au)
Current conditions in the ghetto(118 K .au)
A parable -- House and Field Negroes(86 K .au)
House Negro on separation(133 K .au)
The Field Negro(35 K .au)
The Field Negro's view(120 K .au)
"I'm a Field Negro"(53 K .au)

(23) MLK Tribute (2 minutes)
Tribute video to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This Historical Montage was to honor the leader during Black history month.
Windows Media Player (3.8 MB): MLK Tribute

(24) MP3 recordings VOICES FROM THE DAYS OF SLAVERY

(25) Apartheid

(26) SLAVERY

(27) NAACP

(28) Henry Browne, Farmer - U.S. Department of Agriculture
Daily life of a patriotic African American farmer in Georgia during World War II. (12 MB) MP4

(29) New Girl in the Office -- Dennis Industries when they hire a Negro secretary to comply with government regulations so they can bid on government contracts. Racist and sexist undertones throughout. Created: 1940's. Part I (18MB) MP4, Part II (16MB) MP4

(30) Coronet Instructional Films Plantation System in Southern Life, The (1950)
Eurocentric view of the plantation system and its effect on Southern U.S. culture. Producer: Coronet Instructional Films Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W DOWNLOAD (12MB) MP4

(31) Palmour Street - Southern Educational Film Production Service
Everyday aspects of mental health in an African American community in Gainesville, Georgia.Southern Educational Film Production ServicePalmour Street (1957)
Everyday aspects of mental health in an African American community in Gainesville, Georgia. Producer: Southern Educational Film Production Service Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W DOWNLOAD (26MB) MP4

(32) Integration Report I - Andover Productions Documentary showing the civil rights movement in 1959 and 1960: sit-ins, marches, boycotts and rallies in Montgomery, Ala., Brooklyn, N.Y., and Washington, D.C. Directed by Madeline Anderson. (MPEG4) 53MB

(33) Torn Between Colors
Students from the Schomburg Satellite Academy in the South Bronx examine media representations of African American and Latino youth in the wake of the Yusef Hawkins murder and the Central Park rape. They explore the role of language and image in shaping public opinion regarding racially-charged issues. Produced by Paper Tiger TV with the Through Our Eyes Video History Project (Bronx, NY). (17 MB) MP4

(34) Nigger (2004)
A word of hate or term of endearment? Like many young African American teens, Jermaine used the word every day. Then, in the summer of 2003, he traveled down south and met people for whom nigger will never be just another word. (32MB) Quicktime (MOV)

Director: Jermaine Williams
Producer: John C.Williams
Production Company: HBO Young Filmmakers Lab
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Racism; Tolerance; African American History
Contact Information: 357 Ninth Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 Web: http://reelworks.org/

(35) Black Panthers and other Histories Video and Audio Recordings

(36) A Southern Slave movie 13mb

(37) ANGELA DAVIS Prison Industrial Complex - December 14, 1999 (MP3)

1. On Becoming An Activist 3:36
2. Race, Class And Incarceration 2:34
3. Young Black Men And Prison 2:23
4. Technologies Of Punishment 2:07
5. The Specter Of Crime 3:07
6. Political Persecution 2:37
7. Enemies Are Needed 2:21
8. Targeting Women 1:30
9. Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric 4:27
10. Nike 5:00
11. The War On Drugs 2:45
12. Corporations And Patterns Of Immigration 2:21
13. The Prison Industrial Complex 3:47
14. Making A Difference 3:16
15. Who Pays, Who Plays 2:37
16. What Is To Be Done? 5:39
17. Breaking The Silence 2:32
18. Full 25min+