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Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
This weekend, many will celebrate Easter around the world, and here in the United States, Sunday, March 31, is also known as Cesar Chavez Day. Today, filmmaker Luis Valdez shares his early years and friendship with Cesar, and how he went from the picket line to having three films on the National Film Registry.
Posted in: Civil Rights, National Film Registry
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
Last month, we were saddened to learn of the passing of Adam Wade. While his name may not be top-of-mind, his career is certainly one to be celebrated. Wade was a singer, musician, actor, and the first Black American to host a nationally-televised game show. The Library of Congress National Audio-Video Conservation Center hosts a …
Posted in: Civil Rights, Recorded Sound, Television
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
As the great Mary McLeod Bethune gets her own statue at the US Capitol, the Library's own Stacie Seifrit-Griffin examines her life and legacy via the Library's audio-video collections.
Posted in: American Archive of Public Broadcasting, Civil Rights, Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Screening Room, NBC Radio Collection, Recorded Sound Research Center
Posted by: Matthew Barton
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech has been seen and heard countless times since he gave it on August 28, 1963 at the climax of the March on Washington, and a review of the radio coverage of it, including the prelude and aftermath can bring us closer to the whole experience of that day in its many parts, and maybe even to grasp the feelings of the marchers themselves.
Posted in: Civil Rights, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Radio, Recorded Sound, Recorded Sound Research Center