Directed by

Fraser, Harry L., American, 1889 - 1974

Written by

Hoerl, Arthur, American, 1891 - 1968

Subject of

Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981

Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997

Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

16mm Film (b): acetate film

Dimensions

Duration: 65 Minutes

Length (Film Reel 1): 1300 Feet

Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place filmed

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1938

Caption

"Spirit of You" is a dramatic film based on the life of American heavyweight boxer Joe Louis. The lead character, Joe Thomas, is played by Joe Louis himself.

Description

2015.167.19.1ab: 16mm black and white films.

Jefferson Thomas, a black foundry worker, is seriously injured when a heavy castor falls on his legs. No longer able to support his family, Jefferson's young son, Joe, decides to leave school and take a job. Many years later, Joe, now grown, gives his family all his savings and leaves Birmingham to make something of himself. Joe hitchhikes to Detroit, where he gets a job as a dishwasher and meets Creighton "Crickie" Fitzgibbons. When Crickie and Joe lose their jobs, they find work at a storage and shipping company, but are soon fired from the job when a foreman hits Crickie and Joe knocks him out with one punch. Impressed with his fighting abilities, Crickie encourages Joe to enter the Golden Gloves boxing tournament, and he is soon billed in the newspapers as the 'Dark Destroyer'. After winning the finals, manager Frankie Walburn offers to handle him as a professional. Joe accepts after consulting with his mother Nora, who now lives in the city, and who tells him to be honest and fair. As Joe wins bouts, Flora Bailey, a nightclub singer at the Bluebird Cafe´, who is in cahoots with gambler Duke Emblin, takes an interest in him. Their involvement worries Frankie, whose concern that he is ignoring his training antagonizes Joe. When Mary and Joe's sister Eleanor, visit Flora, they implore her to help get Joe back on track, but because Duke is now betting against Joe, Flora encourages his nightlife and drinking. Joe is knocked out in a match, and as he prepares for the heavyweight championship bout against Jack Stanley, he confesses to Flora that he loves Mary. When Flora sees that he does not have his heart in the fight, she brings Mary, now a schoolteacher, to the ring, and her presence spurs Joe to defeat Stanley in a knockout. Afterwards, he and Mary are guests of honor at a banquet at which Flora sings"

Source: AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed on August 12, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2226)

Consists of: 16mm Flim (a).

Topic

African American

Boxing

Families

Race films

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman

Object number

2015.167.19.1ab

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Collection title

Nieman Film Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821

Edited by

Bishop Taylor, James Clair, American, 1893 - 1954

Used by

Rev. Clarence Lowe, Barbadian American, 1893 - 1974

Medium

ink on paper, metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 1/8 × 6 15/16 × 3/16 in. (25.7 × 17.6 × 0.5 cm)

Type

periodicals

Place made

Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Place used

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 1945

Description

Periodical of the A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review. The blue cover has a black border with a cross design. Below the title is a list of topics in this issue which begins with [The Church of Christ in / the New Testament / J. Leonard Farmer]. The booklet is fastened with two (2) staples. The title and year is printed in black on the spine. The back cover has [CLIFTON PRINTING, CO., INC.] printed in the center and a mailing label addressed to Rev. Clarence Lowe in the upper left.

Topic

African American

Communication

Religion

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.97.40.61

Restrictions & Rights

© A.M.E. Zion. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821

Edited by

Bishop Taylor, James Clair, American, 1893 - 1954

Used by

Rev. Clarence Lowe, Barbadian American, 1893 - 1974

Medium

ink on paper, metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 3/16 × 6 15/16 × 1/4 in. (25.9 × 17.6 × 0.6 cm)

Type

periodicals

Place made

Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Place used

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Date

1946

Description

Periodical of the A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review. The red cover has a black decorative border. The top of the cover has a scroll graphic with the date of 1796 and a list of names. Below this is the title followed by [Summer Issue / SESQUICENTENNIAL YEAR / 1946]. The booklet is fastened with two (2) staples. The title and year is printed in black on the spine. The table of contents begins with [Bishops' Proclamation on the Sesquicentennial of the A.M.E. Zion Church]. The back cover has [CLIFTON PRINTING, CO., INC.] printed in the center and a mailing label addressed to Rev. Clarence Lowe in the upper left.

Topic

African American

Religion

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.97.40.62

Restrictions & Rights

© A.M.E. Zion. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Ethnic Records, American

Recorded by

X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965

Medium

vinyl, cardboard, paper, ink

Dimensions

Diameter (disc): 12 in. (30.5 cm)

H x W (cardboard sleeve): 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (31.4 x 31.4 cm)

Type

long-playing records

Place depicted

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Date

1964; 1965

Description

A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album (2012.88.3a) titled "Message To The Grass Roots" by Malcom X released by Afro Records. The album has a green label with black text. Side 1 has "Excerpts from an Address Delivered at King Solomon's Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan, November 10, 1983 to the Northern Grass Roots Leadership Conference." There is a stamp and a sticker on the label. Side 2 has "Excerpts from an Address Delivered at King Solomon's Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan, November 10, 1963 to the Northern Grass Roots Leadership Conference." There is a stamp at the center of the label. The cover (2012.88.3b) is for a different Malcolm X recording titled "Malcolm X Speaking" released by Ethnic Records and features an image of Malcom X looking to the left of the cover which has a black and pink boarder. The back of the cover three photographs of Malcolm X in the center. The photographs are surrounded by information about the album on the left side and a list of the tracks on the right side.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.88.3ab

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Charisma Records, founded 1969

Recorded by

X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965

Medium

vinyl, cardboard, paper, ink

Dimensions

Diameter (disc): 12 in. (30.5 cm)

H x W (cardboard sleeve): 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (31.4 x 31.4 cm)

Type

long-playing records

Place made

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Date

1970

Description

A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "Message to the Grass Roots from Malcolm X" by Malcolm X. The album cover has a photograph of Malcolm X at center on the front. The back of the cover has three photographs down the center and information about the album on either side. The album record has a green Charisma Record label with black text. Side one and two contain "Excerpts from an address delivered at King Solomon's Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan, November 10, 1963 to the Northern Grass Roots Leadership Conference." The record was part of the Charisma Record set MX 100, The Best of Malcolm X.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.88.6ab

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Recorded by

X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965

Published by

Afro Records

Medium

vinyl, cardboard, paper, ink

Dimensions

Diameter (disc): 12 in. (30.5 cm)

H x W (cardboard sleeve): 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (31.4 x 31.4 cm)

Type

long-playing records

Place depicted

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Date

1965

Description

A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "Message to the Grass Roots from Malcolm X" by Malcolm X. The front of the cover is red with white and black text. At the center of the cover there is a black and white image of Malcolm X. The back of the cover has three images of Malcolm X down the middle and information about the album on either side of the images. There is an inscription of a name [Mateo] in the upper left corner. The album has an Afro Records green label on both sides. Both sides feature excerpts from an address delivered at King Solomon's Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan, November 10, 1963 to the Northern Grass Roots Leadership Conference and the name Mateo scratched out on the label.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.88.7ab

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture