All American News (1945 Original Black & White Film)

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Step into history with this captivating black and white film from 1945, part of the pioneering All-American News series created for a black audience. These newsreels, produced in the 1940s and 1950s, aimed to inspire black Americans to contribute to the war effort and provided an African-American perspective on global events. Highlights of this issue include segments about the retirement of Mr. Lucas, steward on the President's private railcar, who served Presidents Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Roosevelt; the groundbreaking ceremony for a new theater, likely the Langston Theater, in Washington, D.C.; and a party at Midway Hall in Washington, D.C., a dormitory for African-American women employed by the U.S. government. Immerse yourself in these snapshots of history and resilience.

Source :
All American News, I. (1945) All-American news. -01, no. 3. Alexander, W. D. U., Glucksman, E. M. U. & Barnett, C., prods [-01?] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018600182

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