Them. You cannot write a meaningful history of film without referring to the films in the paper print collection, because it traces the evolution of cinema from a cinema of attractions and actuality through the development of the narrative form. Its such a wonderful resource to students and scholars of cinema. [classical music] you can view many of the earliest films and the library of congress by visiting loc. Gov. The library of Congress Packard packard campus for audiovisual conservation reserves and provides access to the librarys vast collection of films, television, radio broadcast home and found recordings. American history tv visited the campus to learn about the earliest Public Affairs films, including u. S. President , the spanishamerican war, world war i, and the first ever political ad created in 1912 by the democratic party. Mike my name is mike mashon head of the moving image section of the library of congress, the home of the largest collection of video and the world. To
Activists straddling the civil rights and power movements, he fought against racism and from the Political Center and welcomed public and private debate. Our speaker today will explore as hisearly life as well life as an intellectual. Hall teaches courses and africanAmerican History and the history of popular culture. A native of suburban chicago, he b. A. From st. Joseph in 2006 and004 and 2011. His scholarship has appeared in the journal of African American social sciencese review. His biography of arthur ashe she tennisrthur a and justice in the civil rights by johnspublished Hopkins University press. His work focuses on the intersection of popular and political culture, particularly the relationship between sport and the black Freedom Movement. So please join me in giving a hall. Hs welcome to eric [applause] eric good afternoon. Thank you so much for having me here at richmond today to talk about my book and to talk about ashe as a whole. Would like to thank the Virginia Historica
Apartheid movement in south africa. His career as athlete and activist straddling the civil rights and power movements, he fought against racism and injustice from the Political Center and welcomed public and private debate. Our speaker today will explore ashes early life as well as his life aan intellectual. Eric allen hall teaches courses in africanAmerican History and the history of popular culture. A native of suburban chicago, he earned a b. A. From st. Joseph college in 2004 and in 2006 and 2011. His scholarship has appeared in the journal of African American history and the social science review. His biography of arthur ashe entitled arthur ashe tennis and justice in the Civil Rights Era was published by Johns Hopkins university press. His work focuses on the intersection of popular and political culture, particularly the relationship between sport and the black Freedom Movement. So please join me in giving a warm dhs welcome to eric hall. [applause] eric good afternoon. Thank y
Explores how the richmond, virginia native overcame class barriers to win three of the four grand slam tennis tournaments. This hourlong program was hosted by the Virginia Historical society. Mr. Talkov virginias own arthur ash was the worlds best tennis player. The u. S. Open, the australian open, and wimbledon. He was also deeply committed to human rights. And civil rights causes. Most known what, the movement in south africa. His career as an athlete and activist, straddling the civil rights and black power movements, ashe fought against racism and injustice from the Political Center and welcome to public and private debate. Our speaker today will explore asheearly lifes will explore is an and Eric Allen Hall assistant history professor at Georgia Southern university, where he teaches courses on the history of Popular Culture and africanAmerican History. And native of suburban chicago heat, he earned a ba in history from the st. Josephs college in and phd from the never the from pur
Form. Resourceh a wonderful for students, scholars. You can view many of the byliest films by bill at visiting loc. Gov the library of congress provides access to the earliest sound and video recording. American history tv visited the to the youth of the earliest political ad created in 1912 by the democratic party. Sean. My name is mike the mashon. Today we are at the packard campus for audiovisual conservation in culpeper virginia, and facility that opened in the summer of 2007 and is dedicated to preserving our audiovisual heritage. 1880s edison forted thinking about doing the eye what the photograph did for the year. For the ear. He began a whole series of experiment with Motion Picture film. What about work was done by his engineer, a guy named William Kennedy laurie dickson. Is a sometimes unjustly forgotten figure. In film history. But it was dixon who really did most of the work in developing the Motion Picture camera he is responsible for a lot of those early camera tests, inc