The Constitution of the United States
This 1950s classroom film depicts the problems that led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, such as Shay’s Rebelli…
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The Cry of Jazz
2021-05-22T21:59:38-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTdiXC8yMDIxMDUyMjIyMzIzMzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==This film sets out to define jazz by looking critically at white America and arguing that the music form could only have been invented by Blacks as an expression of African American life. This independent work by composer and first-time filmmaker Edward Bland was shot in Chicago by a crew of volunteers and includes a soundtrack by influential jazz artist Sun Ra. This documentary was selected in 2010 for the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry, an annual list of 25 films deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”
This film sets out to define jazz by looking critically at white America and arguing that the music form could only have been invented by Bl…
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This film sets out to define jazz by looking critically at white America and arguing that the music form could only have been invented by Blacks as an expression of African American life. This independent work by composer and first-time filmmaker Edward Bland was shot in Chicago by a crew of volunteers and includes a soundtrack by influential jazz artist Sun Ra. This documentary was selected in 2010 for the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry, an annual list of 25 films deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.” close
This film sets out to define jazz by looking critically at white America and arguing that the music form could only have been invented by Bl… read more
This film sets out to define jazz by looking critically at white America and arguing that the music form could only have been invented by Blacks as an expression of African American life. This independent work by composer and first-time filmmaker Edward Bland was shot in Chicago by a crew of volunteers and includes a soundtrack by influential jazz artist Sun Ra. This documentary was selected in 2010 for the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry, an annual list of 25 films deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.” close
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