Research Guides: Black History Month: Audio/Visual

Videos

The above video is from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum YouTube page. To learn more about the 1936 Olympics, visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The final speech from Martin Luther King Jr., recorded at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1968. King was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968, the day after he orated this speech.

Barbara Jordan's Keynote Address to the 1976 Democratic National Convention was a landmark moment as she transcended boundaries and became the first African American woman to deliver the keynote address.

President Barack Obama made history when he became the first ever African American elected as President of the United States.

Obama Presidency Oral HIstory Project

Obama Presidency Oral History Project
Columbia University and the Obama Foundation have announced that the Columbia Center for Oral History Research has been selected to conduct the official oral history of the Obama Presidency.

Transcriptions of Famous Speeches

"First Lady's Remarks, Keynote Address at Young African Women Leaders Forum" -- 2011
First Lady Michelle Obama's speech to the Young African Women Leaders Forum
Josephine Baker “Speech at the March on Washington” -- 1963
A vocal opponent of segregation and discrimination, who initiated one-woman protests against racial injustice, she was the only woman to address the audience
Mary McLeod Bethune "What Does American Democracy Mean to Me?" -- 1939
America's Town Meeting of the Air, New York City -- Nov. 1939

Address by Booker T. Washington, Principal -- 1895
Booker T. Washington speech at the opening of Atlanta Exposition
Brown v. Board of Education -- 1953
A landmark US Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.
Civil Rights Act of 1875
An Act passed by the US 43rd Congress that protected all citizens in their civil and legal rights. Later struck down in the The Civil Rights Cases of 1883, but revived in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Audio Files of Famous Speeches

Films in the SCC Library

America Beyond the Color Line
Call Number: Circulating Movies 305.896 AMERICA 2005
Henry Louis Gates Jr. travels the United States to interview influential Black Americans.
Brother to Brother by Written and directed by Rodney Evans
Call Number: Circulating Movies 791.4372 BROTHER 2005
Explores the life and struggles of black, gay artists in the present and past.
Eyes on the Prize
Call Number: 323.4 EYES ON 1993
Portrays the triumphs and tragedies of blacks in the American South from 1954 to 1965.
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Call Number: Circulating Movies 355.0089 FOR 2010
The story of America's black heroes and their pivotal role in the U.S. military, produced by Frank Martin
A Raisin in the Sun
Call Number: Circulating Movies 812.54 RAISIN 2008
An African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago comes into a sudden financial windfall, the potential uses of which divides them bitterly.

Hip-hop Beyond Beats and Rhymes: a library-use-only documentary film that engages the viewer on issues of race, gender violence, and exploitation of youth culture, directed by Byron Hurt

Prince Among Slaves: a 2006 historical documentary about the legacy of enslaved Africans, written and directed by Andrea Kalin

The Bicycle Corps America's Black army on wheels: the story of the 25th Infantry's bicycle trip, directed by Gus Chambers

The Help: a 2011 period drama focusing on the relationship between a young white woman and two black maids during the Civil Rights Era of the 1960s, written and directed by Tate Taylor

The Murder of Emmett Till: the true story of a 14 year old black boy who was murdered for whistling at a white woman in 1955, produced by Firelight Media

The N Word divided we stand: a 2004 documentary film exploring the use of the word, directed and written by Todd Larkins Williams

The Price of Racism: a 2003 film examining five case studies in which racism led to violence, published by Films for the Humanities & Sciences

Where Do We Go From Here? a Journey in Search of History and Dialogue: a blend of archival footage and guided commentary exploring race relations in the United States, published by Films for the Humanities & Sciences