Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Dee, Ruby
2. Davis, Ossie
3. Nurse, Karl
4. Jordon, Larry
5. WCVB-TV (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
6. World Institute of Black Communications.
7. Ceba Collection.

Description

1. 1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (23 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Describes the role African-Americans played in the settlement of the American West as pioneers, cowboys and soldiers, using archival photographs and interviews with historians.

Subject

1. African Americans > West (U.S.) > History
2. African American pioneers > West (U.S.) > History
3. African American cowboys > West (U.S.) > History
4. West (U.S.) > History

Genre/Form

1. Black films and programs.

Call number

1. Sc Visual VRA-101

Note

1. This program forms part of the Communications Excellence to Black Audiences (CEBA) Awards Collection, a competition sponsored by the World Institute of Black Communications, Inc.

Terms of use (note)

1. Copyright on item: Metromedia, Inc. ; 1984.

Title

1. The Black west / WCVB-TV, Boston ; produced by Karl Nurse ; directed by Larry Jordon.

Imprint

1. United States : WCVB-TV, 1984-02-29.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Performer

1. With Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis.

Terms of use

1. Copyright on item: Metromedia, Inc. ; 1984.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Dee, Ruby, narrator.
2. Davis, Ossie, narrator.
3. Nurse, Karl, film producer.
4. Jordon, Larry, film director.
5. WCVB-TV (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
6. World Institute of Black Communications.
7. Ceba Collection.

Research call number

1. Sc Visual VRA-101 Service copy.
2. Sc Visual VRB-1952 Original of: Sc Visual VRA-101.