Race Films

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Scope and Contents

Portions of soundtracks from race films which were shown in segregated theaters from 1920s-1940s. Dialogue and music from The Exile (1931), and music from the slient film, The Flying Ace (1926). Narrator provides introduction to The Flying Ace.

Film sound clips. Poor sound quality. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Dated 19850906.

Date

1985

Extent

1 Sound recording (open reel, 1/4 inch)

Type

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Topic

African Americans

African Americans in the performing arts

Race films

Segregation

Place

Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)

United States

Citation

Race Films, Record Group AV09-023, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier

ACMA.09-023, Item ACMA AV003503