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Black Journal: 22; The Black G.I.

Directed by:
Kent Garrett, American, born 1941  Search this
Produced by:
William Greaves, American, 1926 - 2014  Search this
National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970  Search this
Subject of:
L. Howard Bennett, American, 1913 - 1993  Search this
Sylvester Bracey Sr., American, ca. 1949 - 2019  Search this
Owned by:
Pearl Bowser, American, 1931 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration: 50 Minutes
Length (Film): 1,800 Feet
Type:
sound films
color films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Place filmed:
H? Chí Minh, Viet Nam, Asia
Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Asia
Arlington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1970
Topic:
African American  Search this
Documentary films  Search this
Film  Search this
Gesture  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Military  Search this
Public television  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
Object number:
2012.79.1.51.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
© National Educational Television
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Pearl Bowser Collection
Portfolio/Series:
Black Journal
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52bd1f8e2-5401-4dc0-9984-bb011645927b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.79.1.51.1a

Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane

Title:
Segment from Black Journal: Episode 26
Produced by:
National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970  Search this
William Greaves, American, 1926 - 2014  Search this
Directed by:
Stan Lathan, American, born 1945  Search this
Subject of:
Alice Coltrane, American, 1937 - 2007  Search this
John Coltrane, American, 1926 - 1967  Search this
Owned by:
Pearl Bowser, American, 1931 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration: 17 Minutes
Length (Film): 580 Feet
Type:
sound films
color films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Place filmed:
Dix Hills, Huntington, Long Island, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1970
Topic:
African American  Search this
Families  Search this
Film  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Motherhood  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Profile films  Search this
Public television  Search this
Spirituality  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
Object number:
2012.79.1.16.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
© National Educational Television
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Pearl Bowser Collection
Portfolio/Series:
Black Journal
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cc27a5ab-2c2f-4077-9403-28720a470ace
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.79.1.16.1a

Black Journal: 21; Ethiopia

Title:
Segment from Black Journal: Episode 21
Directed by:
Kent Garrett, American, born 1941  Search this
Produced by:
Kent Garrett, American, born 1941  Search this
William Greaves, American, 1926 - 2014  Search this
National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970  Search this
Photograph by:
Leroy Lucas, American  Search this
Owned by:
Pearl Bowser, American, 1931 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Length (Film): 860 Feet
Duration: 24 Minutes
Type:
sound films
color films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Place filmed:
Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa
Addas Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa
Lalibela, Amara, Ethiopia, Africa
Place depicted:
Ethiopia, Africa
Date:
1969
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Documentary films  Search this
Film  Search this
Public television  Search this
Religion  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
Object number:
2012.79.1.49.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
© National Educational Television
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Pearl Bowser Collection
Portfolio/Series:
Black Journal
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ed51da75-430b-4f9e-a5fb-7138ac67938a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.79.1.49.1a

Black Journal: 18; Malcolm X Liberation University

Title:
Film clip from Black Journal: Episode 18
Produced by:
St. Clair Bourne, American, 1943 - 2007  Search this
National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970  Search this
William Greaves, American, 1926 - 2014  Search this
Interview of:
Howard Fuller, American, born 1941  Search this
Subject of:
Malcolm X Liberation University, 1969 - 1973  Search this
Dr. Betty Shabazz, American, 1934 - 1997  Search this
Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965  Search this
Harambee Singers, American, founded 1966  Search this
Bernice Johnson Reagon, American, born 1942  Search this
Owned by:
Pearl Bowser, American, 1931 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
acetate film and metal
Dimensions:
Duration: 10 Minutes
Length (Film): 320 Feet
Type:
sound films
color films (visual works)
short subjects
16mm (photographic film size)
Place filmed:
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1969
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Film  Search this
Islam  Search this
Public television  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
Object number:
2012.79.1.68.1abc
Restrictions & Rights:
© National Educational Television
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Pearl Bowser Collection
Portfolio/Series:
Black Journal
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ff49a8a3-10f3-473a-8719-85e8e5f89db0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.79.1.68.1abc

Black Journal: 23; New-Ark

Title:
Film clip from Black Journal: Episode 23
Directed by:
St. Clair Bourne, American, 1943 - 2007  Search this
Produced by:
William Greaves, American, 1926 - 2014  Search this
National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970  Search this
Subject of:
Kenneth A. Gibson, American, 1932 - 2019  Search this
Stevie Wonder, American, born 1950  Search this
Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014  Search this
Owned by:
Pearl Bowser, American, 1931 - 2023  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration: 9 Minutes
Length (Film): 330 Feet
Type:
sound films
color films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Place filmed:
Newark, Essex county, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1970
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Film  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Politics  Search this
Public television  Search this
Race relations  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
Object number:
2012.79.1.79.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
© National Educational Television
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Pearl Bowser Collection
Portfolio/Series:
Black Journal
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement:
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56202fb09-d79a-4e75-88d0-331fd89022a6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.79.1.79.1a

From These Roots

Directed by:
William Greaves, American, 1926 - 2014  Search this
Produced by:
William Greaves, American, 1926 - 2014  Search this
Written by:
William Greaves, American, 1926 - 2014  Search this
Narrated by:
Brock Peters, American, 1927 - 2005  Search this
Composed by:
Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983  Search this
Photograph by:
James Van Der Zee, American, 1886 - 1983  Search this
Subject of:
Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American, 1908 - 1972  Search this
Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974  Search this
Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994  Search this
Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975  Search this
Bessie Smith, American, 1894 - 1937  Search this
Fats Waller, American, 1904 - 1943  Search this
Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976  Search this
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Puerto Rican, 1874 - 1938  Search this
Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940  Search this
Marcus Garvey, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940  Search this
Aaron Douglas, American, 1899 - 1979  Search this
Owned by:
D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration: 30 Minutes
Length (Film): 1100 Feet
Type:
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
short subjects
16mm (photographic film size)
Place used:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1974
Topic:
African American  Search this
Art  Search this
Documentary films  Search this
Film  Search this
Independent films  Search this
Literature  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2017.55.65.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
DC Public Library Film Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement:
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b23f5de-c23f-4287-99dd-5cdbd6073557
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.55.65.1a

Miracle in Harlem

Directed by:
Jack Kemp  Search this
Written by:
Vincent Andrew Valentini, American, 1895 - 1948  Search this
Subject of:
Sheila Guyse, American, 1925 - 2013  Search this
Hilda Offley, American, 1894 - 1968  Search this
William Greaves, American, 1926 - 2014  Search this
Sybil Lewis, American, 1919 - 1988  Search this
Kenneth Freeman, American, 1917 - 1991  Search this
John L. Criner, American, 1898 - 1965  Search this
Monte Hawley, American, 1901 - 1950  Search this
Juano Hernández, 1896 - 1970  Search this
Henry Gines  Search this
Don De Leo, Italian, 1904 - 1979  Search this
Creighton Thompson, American, 1889 - 1969  Search this
Ruble Blakey, American, 1911 - 1992  Search this
Alfred George Chester, American, 1900 - 1978  Search this
Stepin Fetchit, American, 1902 - 1985  Search this
Jack Carter, American, 1902 - 1967  Search this
Milton Williams, American, 1907 - 1995  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration: 69 Minutes
Length (Film Reel 1): 1350 Feet
Length (Film Reel 2): 1200 Feet
Type:
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
feature films
16mm (photographic film size)
Place depicted:
Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1948
Topic:
African American  Search this
Business  Search this
Families  Search this
Film  Search this
Race films  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
Object number:
2015.167.15.1ab
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ab239c7-7392-4d2f-8ce6-9ec98c9c4c49
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.167.15.1ab

16mm b-roll of “Karate Meets Jazz” segment aired on Black Journal

Produced by:
William Greaves, American, 1926 - 2014  Search this
National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970  Search this
Subject of:
John Blair, American, 1943 - 2006  Search this
Ronald Taganashi, American, died 1992  Search this
Medium:
acetate film and metal
Dimensions:
Length (film): 190 Feet
Duration (digital file): 00:04:42
Type:
sound films
color films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Place filmed:
Harlem, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 11, 1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Film  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Public television  Search this
Sports  Search this
Variety shows (Television)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
Object number:
2012.79.1.87.1ac
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Pearl Bowser Collection
Portfolio/Series:
Black Journal
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6808a75-5248-4d7a-99fc-c80d5931186f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.79.1.87.1ac

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