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Black men and iron horses

Title
Black men and iron horses / as told my Valentine Pringle ; directed and produced by Bill Buckley ; production, Jeff Mullin ; written and illustrated by Tracy Sugarman ; presented by the New York Times and Arno Press.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Rediscovery Productions, 1969.

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Additional Authors
  • Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979.
  • Pringle, Val, 1937-1999.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (18 min.) : sd., col. with black and white sequences; 1/2 in.
Summary
A documentary history of the contribution African American men have made in the development of the railroads in the United States. Elijah McCoy, Granville Woods and Andrew Jackson Beard are some of the notable inventors that are featured who played a prominent role in the railroad industry. Also discusses A. Philip Randolph and the Brother of Sleeping Car Porters in their struggle against racial discrimination in the railroad industry.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Short films.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • A presentation of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith.
Credits (note)
  • Historical consultant, John Henrik Clark ; music, Valentine Pringle, Roger Sprung.
Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-977
OCLC
840109409
Title
Black men and iron horses / as told my Valentine Pringle ; directed and produced by Bill Buckley ; production, Jeff Mullin ; written and illustrated by Tracy Sugarman ; presented by the New York Times and Arno Press.
Imprint
Westport, Conn. : Rediscovery Productions, 1969.
Credits
Historical consultant, John Henrik Clark ; music, Valentine Pringle, Roger Sprung.
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Added Author
Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979. Interviewee
Pringle, Val, 1937-1999. Narrator
Research Call Number
Sc Visual VRA-977
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