12024-09-17T06:01:42+00:00Paul Merchant, Jr.0158f9ffdc23fbe192fc5189110473e127e778be33701plain2024-09-17T06:01:42+00:00entext/plainPaul Merchant, Jr.0158f9ffdc23fbe192fc5189110473e127e778beAll-American News title sequence featuring a distinctive eye design with globe as pupil fading to footage of African American military units marching. Marchers include Navy men, a military band, a Women's Army Corps unit, and cadets. Voice over: "All American News: Brings you our people's contribution to America and freedom." Title sequence continues with shots of baseball, football, boxing, track, and tennis.
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12024-09-17T06:01:46+00:00Paul Merchant, Jr.0158f9ffdc23fbe192fc5189110473e127e778beClip 1. All-American News [1945-08, no. 1].1"All-American news were the first newsreels produced for a black audience. Made in the 1940s and 1950s, they were originally intended to encourage black Americans to participate in, and support the war effort, and to reflect an African-American perspective on world and national events. Highlights of this issue include segments about V-J Day and the end of World War II, and about Charles F.M. Browne, a long-time employee of the British Embassy and author of 'A short history of the British Embassy at Washington, D.C., USA'." LOC Entry: https://www.loc.gov/item/2018600166/plain2024-09-17T06:01:46+00:00Paul Merchant, Jr.0158f9ffdc23fbe192fc5189110473e127e778be