Parade of Progress of Colored Atlanta Film, 1938.

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Parade of Progress of Colored Atlanta Film, 1938.

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The collection, in its original format, contains a series of sixty-five reels of primarily silent black and white nitrate film commissioned by Eugene M. White to promote the prosperous African-American communities in Atlanta during the 1930s. The footage documents a variety of activities including sporting events, homecoming, golf, motorcycle racing, occupational activities, and baseball. Included in the footage is the Atlanta Black Crackers baseball team playing a game at Ponce De Leon Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of the footage depicts African-Americans engaged in white-collar professions such as secretaries, newspaper printers, cashiers, and bookkeepers. There is also a small section of film with audio, reporting the return of A. L. Richardson, President of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company, from the "Holy Land."

1 videodisc (DVD) (29 min.)

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7572576

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Atlanta Life Insurance Company

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The Atlanta Life Insurance Company was organized in 1905 as a small mutual aid association. Its objective was to provide sick, accident and life insurance. From the description of Advertisement. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 28142979 ...

Atlanta Black Crackers (Baseball team)

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Jones, J. Richardson, 1901-1949.

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Jones, J. Richardson, 1901-1948.

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The footage contained within this collection are film clips from Parade of Progress of Colored Atlanta commissioned by Eugene M. Martin 1888-1969) and produced by J. Richardson Jones (c. 1901-1948). "Eugene M. Martin, the Executive Secretary of Atlanta Life Insurance, commissioned Jones to produce a newsreel advertising the black-owned company to prospective employees and clients." In 1939, the newsreel premiered in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1942, Jones produced a two-hour sequel featuring successful...

Martin, Eugene M., 1888-1969.

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Richardson, A. L., 1865-1947.

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Atlanta Negro Chamber of Commerce (Ga.)

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