BMA: Black Media Archive
Summary: The Black Media Archive is a multi-media collection of African and African-American history, including speeches, archival video, movies, music, and more. It exists as a central resource of Black history in multi-media formats.
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This is part of an interview with Robert F. Williams, civil rights leader, author, and the president of the Monroe, North Carolina NAACP chapter in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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Recorded by Ma Rainey on October 15, 1924 in New York City with her Georgia Jazz Band. Ma Rainey's Georgia Jazz Band included on this recording: Howard Scott on cornet, Charlie Green on trombone, Don Redman on clarinet, Fletcher Henderson on piano and Kaiser Marshall on drums.
Recorded by Ma Rainey on October 15, 1924 in New York City with her Georgia Jazz Band. Ma Rainey's Georgia Jazz Band included on this recording: Howard Scott on cornet, Charlie Green on trombone, Don Redman on clarinet, Fletcher Henderson on piano and Kaiser Marshall on drums.
This documentary (1957) produced by the Southern Educational Film Production Service explores everyday aspects of the life of a rural black family in Gainesville, Georgia.
This documentary (1957) produced by the Southern Educational Film Production Service explores everyday aspects of the life of a rural black family in Gainesville, Georgia.
In this sermon Dr. King reflects on the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement and his time in Montgomery, Alabama.
In this sermon Dr. King reflects on the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement and his time in Montgomery, Alabama.
This documentary by Andover Productions (1960) highlights the efforts of the civil rights movement at the end of the 1950's. Includes an interview with Robert Williams, and rallies in Montgomery, Ala. Brooklyn, N.Y., and Washington D.C.
This documentary by Andover Productions (1960) highlights the efforts of the civil rights movement at the end of the 1950's. Includes an interview with Robert Williams, and rallies in Montgomery, Ala. Brooklyn, N.Y., and Washington D.C.
40 years ago (1967), this short newsreel clip showed Nigeria engaged in civil war. The Republic of Biafra was a short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria. It existed from May 30, 1967 to January 15, 1970.
40 years ago (1967), this short newsreel clip showed Nigeria engaged in civil war. The Republic of Biafra was a short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria. It existed from May 30, 1967 to January 15, 1970.
50 years ago (1957), this newsreel showed the ceremony as the people of the former British colony the Gold Coast celebrated the new African state of Ghana.
50 years ago (1957), this newsreel showed the ceremony as the people of the former British colony the Gold Coast celebrated the new African state of Ghana.
