Documenting African American history
Item Information
- Title:
- Documenting African American history
- Description:
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This clip features an interview with Byron Rushing, Director of the Museum of Afro-American History in Boston, on the aims of the museum and the difficulties in documenting African American history. Overall program 109 focuses on the seizure and transport of African men, women, and children to the United States and Atlantic coast colonies. The physical transport, called "Middle Passage," is illustrated via the use of a filmstrip on the topic prepared by the Afro Audiovisual Company of Boston. Additional segments include the "Historical Minute" with Georgia State Representative Julian Bond, "Information" on why the slave trade took place, a performance by mime Fred Johnson (Halim Adbur Rashid), a filmed segment with Byron Rushing, Director of the Museum of Afro-American History in Boston, on the aims of the museum and the difficulties in documenting African American history, segment interludes with Wolf (of the musical group Mandrill), Coffee Cave and Tasha Jones (then cast member of The Wiz); "Book Beat," and commentary by Sarah-Ann Shaw on Third World struggles for independence. Produced by Marita Rivero. Directed by Conrad White.
- Director:
- White, Conrad
- Producer:
- Rivero, Marita
- Creator:
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara
- Contributor:
- Simons, Fred
- Contributor:
- Buccheri, Ron
- Contributor:
- Loerzel, David
- Contributor:
- Wilson, Bob
- Contributor:
- Holden, Dick
- Contributor:
- McGuire Nicholas, Sallie
- Contributor:
- Benson, Bill
- Engineer:
- Spangler, Jennifer
- Contributor:
- LeCain, Larry
- Contributor:
- Webster Lewis Septet, The
- Contributor:
- Kane, Pat
- Contributor:
- Hutton, David
- Contributor:
- Smith, Kathy
- Contributor:
- Wright, Sylvia
- Engineer:
- Correia, Dennis
- Contributor:
- Charette, Bill
- Contributor:
- Wareham, Skip
- Engineer:
- Handyside, Keith
- Contributor:
- Izzi, Steve
- Contributor:
- Fletcher, Leah
- Contributor:
- Kenner, Sharon
- Engineer:
- Fairweather, Bill
- Contributor:
- Dick, Michael
- Contributor:
- Sullivan, John L.
- Contributor:
- Rivero, Marita
- Contributor:
- Lane, Frank
- Contributor:
- MacDonald, Greg
- Contributor:
- Nicholas , Huntley, Jr.
- Host:
- Crippens, David
- Contributor:
- Crane, David
- Contributor:
- Tarter, Margaret
- Contributor:
- MacKnight, John
- Contributor:
- Haydock, Rodger
- Contributor:
- Hadfield, Peter
- Contributor:
- Silva, Candelaria
- Contributor:
- Plausse, John
- Contributor:
- Floyd, Michael
- Contributor:
- Bravo Wing, Carla
- Engineer:
- Balhatchet, Tom
- Contributor:
- Chigas, Basil
- Contributor:
- Koppel, Tiit
- Contributor:
- Henry, Arthur
- Contributor:
- Bagwell, Orlando
- Contributor:
- Estus, Boyd
- Contributor:
- Devitt, Douglas
- Contributor:
- Speight, Alonzo R.
- Contributor:
- Bordett, Bruce
- Researcher:
- Spooner, Dighton
- Contributor:
- St. Onge, David
- Contributor:
- Wright, Rodner
- Contributor:
- Cogell, Lloyd
- Contributor:
- Smith, Lee
- Date:
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December 3, 1975
- Format:
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Film/Video
- Location:
- WGBH
- Collection (local):
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WGBH Open Vault
- Series:
- Say Brother
- Subjects:
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Bond, Julian
Slave trade
Afro Audiovisual Company (Boston, Mass.)
Mandrill, Wolf
Museum of Afro-American History (Boston, Mass.)
Johnson, Fred (Halim Adbur Rashid)
Museums--Massachusetts
Rushing, Byron
Shaw, Sarah-Ann
Jones, Tasha
Segregation
Civil rights
Cave, Coffee
- Link to Item:
- https://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8AD50E7438324C07B3970964FA6EBE9F
- Terms of Use:
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Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
- Publisher:
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WGBH Educational Foundation
- Identifier:
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V_8AD50E7438324C07B3970964FA6EBE9F
