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Film, Video One tenth of a nation. Parade of progress Parade of progress / Container title: 10th parade of progress

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About this Item

Title

  • One tenth of a nation. Parade of progress

Other Title

  • Parade of progress
  • Container title: 10th parade of progress

Summary

  • This series highlights the contributions of African Americans to their communities and the nation. Events and achievements highlighted in this film are: recent political appointments of African Americans under the new Eisenhower administration, African Americans winning local elections, prominent African Americans receiving awards and accolades, fraternal order meetings and parades, African American shows opening on Broadway, and athletic achievements of African Americans.

Names

  • Cannon, John, 1921-2001, narrator
  • American Newsreel Corporation (1952-1956), production company

Created / Published

  • United States : [distributor not identified], 1954.

Headings

  • -  African Americans
  • -  Successful people--United States
  • -  Politicians--United States
  • -  Public officers--United States
  • -  Authors--United States
  • -  Entertainers--United States
  • -  Athletes--United States
  • -  Businesspeople--United States
  • -  Spaulding, Jane Morrow,--1897-1965,--depicted
  • -  Greene, Vernon F.,--1921-1982,--depicted
  • -  Richardson, Scovel,--1912-1982,--depicted
  • -  Church, Roberta,--depicted
  • -  Marr, Carmel,--1921-2015,--depicted
  • -  Toomer, Louis B.,--1892-1961,--depicted
  • -  Morrow, E. Frederic--(Everett Frederic),--approximately 1906-1994,--depicted
  • -  Royal, Calvin,--1932-2008,--depicted
  • -  Clement, Rufus E.,--1900-1967,--depicted
  • -  Jack, Hulan E.--(Hulan Edwin),--1906-1986,--depicted
  • -  Henson, Matthew Alexander,--1866-1955,--depicted
  • -  Williams, Paul R.,--1894-1980,--depicted
  • -  Ellison, Ralph,--depicted
  • -  Allen, Frederick Lewis,--1890-1954,--depicted
  • -  Jackson, J. H.--(Joseph Harrison),--1900-1990,--depicted
  • -  Bunche, Ralph J.--(Ralph Johnson),--1904-1971,--depicted
  • -  Nehru, Jawaharlal,--1889-1964,--depicted
  • -  Towles, Dorothea,--1922-2006,--depicted
  • -  Handy, W. C.--(William Christopher),--1873-1958,--depicted
  • -  Calloway, Cab,--1907-1994,--depicted
  • -  Leonardos, Urylee,--depicted
  • -  Sissle, Noble,--1889-1975,--depicted
  • -  Collins, Janet,--1917-2003,--depicted
  • -  Peterson, Louis,--1922-1998,--depicted
  • -  Campbell, Milt,--1933-2012,--depicted
  • -  Campanella, Roy,--1921-1993,--depicted

Genre

  • Educational television programs
  • Nonfiction television programs

Notes

  • -  Appearing: Jane Morrow Spaulding, Vernon F. Greene, Scovel Richardson, Roberta Church, Carmel Carrington Marr, Louis B. Toomer, E. Frederick Morrow, Calvin Royal, Dr. Rufus Clement, Hulan E. Jack, Matthew Henson, Paul Williams, Ralph Ellison, Frederick Lewis Allen, J.H. Jackson, Dr. Ralph Bunche, Jawaharlal Nehru, Dorothea Towles, W.C. Handy, Cab Calloway, Urylee Leonardos, Nobel Sissle, Janet Collins, Louis S. Peterson, Milton Campbell, Roy Campenella.
  • -  Narrator: John Cannon.
  • -  One tenth of a nation a television documentary series premiered on WPIX (New York) on July 11, 1954.
  • -  According to Variety, April 28, 1954, One tenth of a nation was a television series produced by American Newsreel.
  • -  Sources used: Washington Post, January 23, 1954, p. 3, accessed via ProQuest Historical Newspapers; NAVCC digital donor inventory (MacDonald (J. Fred and Leslie W.) Collection); Ross reports, July 4, 1945, p. 113 viewed September 6, 2024 via the Internet Archive; Variety, April 28, 1954, p. 37 viewed September 6, 2024 via the Internet Archive; TV guide, New York edition, October 2-8, 1954 (v. 2, no. 40) p. A-21 viewed September 6, 2024 via the Internet Archive; Broadcasting-Telecasting, May 3, 1954, p. 32 viewed September 6, 2024 via the Internet Archive.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (approximately 13 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • MacDonald (J. Fred and Leslie W.) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020600723

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Cannon, John, Narrator. One tenth of a nation. Parade of progress. produceds by American Newsreel Corporation Uction Company [United States: distributor not identified, 1954] Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020600723/.

APA citation style:

Cannon, J. (1954) One tenth of a nation. Parade of progress. American Newsreel Corporation Uction Company, prod [United States: distributor not identified] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020600723/.

MLA citation style:

Cannon, John, Narrator. One tenth of a nation. Parade of progress. prod by American Newsreel Corporation Uction Company [United States: distributor not identified, 1954] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020600723/>.