Special program in honor of Negro History Week produced by Elsa Knight Thompson and Mike Tigar. The entire program provides a brief history of Blacks in the United States, highlighting the Civil Rights movement. Part one includes a history of Blacks as slave and freemen in Latin America, audio from a Folkways recording narrated by influential writer Langston Hughes called The Glory of Negro History, and a statement by Mary McLeod Bethune.
Special program commemorating Negro History Week (Part 1 of 2)
PRA Archive #:
BB0215A
Date Recorded On:
Date Broadcast On:
KPFA, 16 Feb. 1962
Item Duration:
66:43
Total Duration (All Reels):
2 reels (122 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.
Program: Special program commemorating Negro History Week (Part 1 of 2)
Contributors:
Producer: Elsa Knight Thompson
Producer: Mike Tigar
Asset Type: Program
Distributor: Distributor
Rights Summary:
RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
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Special program commemorating Negro History Week (Part 2 of 2)
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