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The Black press soldiers without swords
Title
The Black press [videorecording] : soldiers without swords / produced and directed by Stanley Nelson.
Published
[S.l.] : Half Nelson Productions ; San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel [distributor], [200-?]
Physical Description
1 videocassette (86 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Notes
Title from cassette label.
Released as a motion picture in 1998.
Public performance rights granted.
Camera, Bobby Shepard, Rick Butler; editor, Lewis Erskine; music, Ron Carter; writers, Jill Nelson, Stanley Nelson, Lou Potter, Marcia Smith.
Closed captioned.
Summary
"Too long have others spoken for us". Presents a history of African-American newspapers and journalism from the mid-19th century through the 20th century. Tells of the struggles against censorship and discrimination and for freedom of the press, with commentary by historians, journalists, and photojournalists.
Variant and related titles
Soldiers without swords
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 14, 2005
Credits
Camera, Bobby Shepard, Rick Butler; editor, Lewis Erskine; music, Ron Carter; writers, Jill Nelson, Stanley Nelson, Lou Potter, Marcia Smith.
Performers
Narrator: Joe Morton; commentary by historians and journalists: Jane Rhodes, Vernon Jarrett, Phyl Garland, Christopher Reed, James Grossman, Earl Calloway, Patrick Washburn, Timuel Black, Edward Robinson, George Barbour, Robert R. Lavelle, Charles Harris, Vera Jackson, Frank E. Bolden, Edna Chappell McKenzie, John Sengstacke, Evelyn Cunningham.
System details note
VHS.
Subjects
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Half Nelson Productions, Inc.
California Newsreel (Firm)
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