The Black Soldier

The Black Soldier

SKU: 32510

$24.95

20 Minutes - Color

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Categories: Black History, Elementary Films, General Interest, Independent Gems, Innovation & Discovery, Language Arts, Libraries, Military History, Multicultural Studies, Parents, Primary Education, Secondary & College, Secondary, College, General Interest, U.S. History,

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Narrated by Bill Cosby and initially broadcast in 1968, "The Black Soldier" illustrates the history of African-American participation in America’s armed forces, documenting it with paintings, drawings, cartoons and etchings of famous battles, and news footage of World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Part of the CBS News "Of Black America" series, which documented the achievements of African Americans in the face of a history of enslavement and discrimination.

26 minutes | Black & White

Narrated by Bill Cosby and initially broadcast in 1968, "The Black Soldier" illustrates the history of African-American participation in America’s armed forces, documenting it with paintings, drawings, cartoons and etchings of famous battles, and news footage of World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Part of the CBS News "Of Black America" series, which documented the achievements of African Americans in the face of a history of enslavement and discrimination.

26 minutes | Black & White