- Directed by
- Meltzer, Milton, American, 1915 - 2009
- Yudkoff, Alvin, American, born 1923
- Written by
- Meltzer, Milton, American, 1915 - 2009
- Yudkoff, Alvin, American, born 1923
- Narrated by
- Jones, James Earl, American, born 1931
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration (Reel 1): 20 Minutes
- Length (Film): 700 Feet
- Duration (Reel 2): 17 Minutes
- Length (Film): 600 Feet
- Duration (Reel 3): 20 Minutes
- Length (Film): 700 Feet
- Caption
- This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
- Description
- A documentary series with the title History of the Negro in America. It consists of three (3) reels of black-and-white 16mm acetate film with optical sound.
- Each film has a different focus and title. The first film (part 1) is titled "1619-1860 Out of Slavery;” the second film (part 2) is titled “1861-1877 Civil War and Reconstruction;” while the third film (part 3) is titled “1877- Freedom Movement.” The films use black-and-white stills to describe key points of American history such as the election of President Abraham Lincoln; the role of African Americans in the American Civil War; the role of churches and philanthropists in the education of African Americans; African Americans during the Great Depression; and the activities of the Ku Klux Klan.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Documentary films
- Education
- Film
- Freedom
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Religion
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1933-1945
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States History
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.24.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




