- Directed by
- Miles, William, American, born 1931
- Produced by
- Miles, William, American, born 1931
- Subject of
- Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
- Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934
- Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
- Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
- Farmer, James L. Jr., American, 1920 - 1999
- Gregory, Dick, American, 1932 - 2017
- Innis, Roy, American, born 1934
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
- Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971
- Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
- Robinson, Bill "Bojangles", American, 1878 - 1949
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- polyester film
- Dimensions
- Duration (Reel 1): 51 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1850 Feet
- Duration (Reel 2): 50 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1800 Feet
- Duration (Reel 3): 50 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1800 Feet
- Duration (Reel 4): 50 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1800 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 four-part documentary film with the title I Remember Harlem. It consists of four (4) reels of 16mm color polyester film with optical sound.
- The documentary uses archival footage, interviews with residents, and still photographs to chronicle the early settlement of the Village of Harlem in the 17th century to its redevelopment in the 1970s. In part one, "The Early Years 1600-1930," the narrator discusses Harlem's original inhabitants, the Lenape, and the sale of their land to the Dutch. Part two, "The Depression Years 1930-1940" discusses Harlem's changing demographics in the early 20th century. Part three, "Toward Freedom, 1940-1965," focuses on urban decay in Harlem in the mid-20th century. Part four, "Towards A New Day," focuses on the impact of the civil rights movement on the neighborhood.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Hell's Kitchen, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- sound films
- color films (visual works)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.85.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




