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)
Topic
Activism
Communities
Documentary films
Film
United States History
Urban life
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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57e7f4729-9f86-48f5-96cc-745fa064022a

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