This is a collection of seven black history films that all showcase a different angle of the African-American cultural experience. The dates of the films range from 1930-1967. Table Of Contents: (1) Palmour Street (1957) - This film stands apart from 99% of the educational film productions involving African-Americans in the mid-1950s because it portrays an African-American family that lives a normal life and the film itself lacks the typical racist narration and stereotypical scenarios - 23 minutes (2) We Work Again (1930s) - This WPA (Works Project Administration) film tries to convey that the New Deal is beneficial for African-Americans - 11 minutes (3) Farmer Henry Browne (1942) - This is a nice portrait of an African-American farmer in Georgia during WWII. Like other Americans assisting in the war effort domestically, Henry Browne uses productivity and hard work to support American troops - 11 minutes (4) Negro Colleges In Wartime (1944) - This short film about the training regiment of African American soldiers in WWII will strike up constructive educational dialogue about the racist treatment black American soldiers received during the WWII. Great video of African American military culture, including footage of the historic Muskogee airmen. - 9 minutes (5) With No One to Help Us (1967) - A group of welfare mothers in Newark form together to fight the overpricing of grocery items to welfare recipients. Amazing historical documentation of the projects of Newark around the 1960s - 19 minutes (6) The Plantation System In Southern Life (1950) - See how the centuries of African American slavery has effected Southern culture and life in the South. A rare and invaluable piece of black history - 10 minutes (7) Teddy (1971) - A social seminar film that picks the brain of Teddy, a politically conscious teenage African American male. Teddy talks about police brutality, war, the Watts community of L.A., The Black Panthers and "The System." - 17 minutesPrice: $19.99
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