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Television and the Voices of Black History, 1961 - 2021

Television and the Voices of Black History, 1961 - 2021

This informational blog explores the seminal role of media, especially television in the production of dynamic material on the Black experience.

NOTE: This blog is compiled by and reprinted with permission from Abdul Akailmat, PhD

Comprehensive links to all programs (33,578) tinyurl.com/pru2puwm

Eyes on the Prize Interviews https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/eotp-i-interviews

Voices from the Southern Civil Rights Movement https://americanarchive.org/exhibits/civil-rights

Africans in America Interviews https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/africans-in-america-interviews

The Abolitionists Interviews https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/the-abolitionists-interviews

Freedom Riders Interviews https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/freedom-riders-interviews

Black Journal https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/black-journal

Say Brother https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/say-brother

The Murder of Emmett Till Interviews https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/the-murder-of-emmett-till-interviews

Jubilee Singers Interviews https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/jubilee-singers-interviews

Reconstruction Interviews https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/reconstruction-interviews

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