Tag: Donald Roe

Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to Military

by Ligon, posted in American Civil War, Military, World War II Era

Happy Black History Month! This year the Rediscovering Black History blog at the National Archives would like to highlight select posts from the past. This public blog was created to inform researchers, scholars, students, and anyone interested in records related to African-American history at the National Archives and Presidential Libraries on the vast amount of … Continue reading Black History Month 2017: Blogs Related to Military

The Significance of Motion Picture Footage Housed at the National Archives and Records Administration Relating to the African American Soldier

by Ligon, posted in American Civil War, American Revolutionary Era, Military, World War I Era, World War II Era

Today's blog was written by Donald Roe, Associate Professor of History, Howard University, and former Archivist and Subject Area Expert in the Motion Picture Sound and Video Branch at NARA   The film collection housed at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), consisting of both edited and unedited film footage, is among the largest … Continue reading The Significance of Motion Picture Footage Housed at the National Archives and Records Administration Relating to the African American Soldier