All-American news. 1945-05, no. 3
Summary
All-American news were the first newsreels produced for a black audience. Made in the 1940s and 1950s, they were originally intended to encourage black Americans to participate in, and support the war effort, and to reflect an African-American perspective on world and national events. Highlights of this issue include a segment about an American Day celebration, a fraternity banquet, and James Slater Gibson, an Ohio lawyer.
Date in title and possible date of release are based on the flag raising on American Day at Soldier's Field, May 20th, 1945. Date taken from Wikipedia.
Appearing: Governor Dwight Green, Edward J. Kelly, Charles Mahoney, Henry Allen Boyd, Frayser T. Lane, James Slater Gibson.
Some footage provided by the United States Army Signal Corps.
Cannot confirm that newsreel stories are in the same order, or on the same reel as when originally released.
Sources used: Moon, S., Reel Black talk, p. 3-6; Sampson, H., Blacks in black and white, p. 437-440; Wheeler, R. "News for all Americans" in American visions, Feb.-Mar. 1993, p. 40, viewed online, June 22, 2018 via Academic OneFile; Wikipedia WWW site, viewed July 31, 2018.
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