BMA: Black Media Archive

Movie: The conclusion of "Sanders of the River," a 1935 film about a British colonial District Officer (Leslie Banks) in 1930's Nigeria who manages to keep the peace between the African tribes loyal to His Majesty and those loyal to the African king. His right-hand man, one of the tribal leaders, Bosambo (Paul Robeson), does all he can to help Commissioner Sanders maintain the peace, but when Sanders takes a trip away from the region, all hell breaks loose.

Movie: "Sanders of the River" is a 1935 film about a British colonial District Officer (Leslie Banks) in 1930's Nigeria who manages to keep the peace between the African tribes loyal to His Majesty and those loyal to the African king. His right-hand man, one of the tribal leaders, Bosambo (Paul Robeson), does all he can to help Commissioner Sanders maintain the peace, but when Sanders takes a trip away from the region, all hell breaks loose.

Movie: "Sanders of the River" is a 1935 film about a British colonial District Officer (Leslie Banks) in 1930's Nigeria who manages to keep the peace between the African tribes loyal to His Majesty and those loyal to the African king. His right-hand man, one of the tribal leaders, Bosambo (Paul Robeson), does all he can to help Commissioner Sanders maintain the peace, but when Sanders takes a trip away from the region, all hell breaks loose.

On June 12, 1956, Paul Robeson was subpoenaed to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). During the testimony, convened to gain information regarding his alleged Communist affiliations, and the lawsuit regarding the revocation of his passport, Robeson refused to answer questions concerning his political activities and lectured bigoted Committee members Gordon H. Scherer and Chairman Francis E.Walter about African-American history and civil rights.

On June 12, 1956, Paul Robeson was subpoenaed to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). During the testimony, convened to gain information regarding his alleged Communist affiliations, and the lawsuit regarding the revocation of his passport, Robeson refused to answer questions concerning his political activities and lectured bigoted Committee members Gordon H. Scherer and Chairman Francis E.Walter about African-American history and civil rights.

This episode is part of a press conference with Thurgood Marshall, chief counsel for the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund, who was speaking as a litigator in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) in which he explains some of what was a stake in the cases that helped eliminate segregation in American schools.

This episode is part of a press conference with Thurgood Marshall, chief counsel for the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund, who was speaking as a litigator in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) in which he explains some of what was a stake in the cases that helped eliminate segregation in American schools.

For this episode (1942) General Motors made this wartime film to explain to the general public why it was taking so long for factories to retool for war production. While the film's MAIN focus is on the problems industry face during times of war, what's even MORE interesting is the VERY stereotypical black porter character in the barber shop where this film takes place.

For this episode (1942) General Motors made this wartime film to explain to the general public why it was taking so long for factories to retool for war production. While the film's MAIN focus is on the problems industry face during times of war, what's even MORE interesting is the VERY stereotypical black porter character in the barber shop where this film takes place.

This episode is a lecture given by poet, playwright, and activist Amiri Baraka delivered at Binghamton University in February 1993.

This episode is a lecture given by poet, playwright, and activist Amiri Baraka delivered at Binghamton University in February 1993.

This episode is an interview with an 18-year-old Tupac Shakur (1989) after he was chosen to be the National Chairman for the New African Panther Party. He was interviewed by Bomani Bakari on his radio show on WRFG in Atlanta, Georgia. Shout out to James at Howard University for this one!

This episode is an interview with an 18-year-old Tupac Shakur (1989) after he was chosen to be the National Chairman for the New African Panther Party. He was interviewed by Bomani Bakari on his radio show on WRFG in Atlanta, Georgia. Shout out to James at Howard University for this one!

This episode is part 5 of the documentary "Pandora's Box" a 1992 BBC documentary TV series. Part 5 titled "Black Power" is a look at how former Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah set Africa ablaze with his vision of a new industrial and scientific age. At the heart of his dream was to be the huge Volta dam, generating enough power to transform West Africa into an advanced utopia. But as his grand experiment took shape, it brought with it dangerous forces Nkrumah couldn't control, and he slowly watched his metropolis of science sink into corruption and debt.

This episode is part 5 of the documentary "Pandora's Box" a 1992 BBC documentary TV series. Part 5 titled "Black Power" is a look at how former Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah set Africa ablaze with his vision of a new industrial and scientific age. At the heart of his dream was to be the huge Volta dam, generating enough power to transform West Africa into an advanced utopia. But as his grand experiment took shape, it brought with it dangerous forces Nkrumah couldn't control, and he slowly watched his metropolis of science sink into corruption and debt.