The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Stanley Nelson
Joe Morton
Richard Butler
Ron Carter
Lewis Erskine
Valerie Linson
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Synopsis
Divided into five sections, the story of African-American newspapers: 'NO LONGER SHALL OTHERS SPEAK FOR US' provides an overview of the growth and influence of the Black press, from the founding of Freedom's journal in 1827 to the turn of the century; 'STANDING UP FOR THE RACE' examines the role of Black journalists; 'A SEPARATE WORLD' focuses on the years between 1920 and 1940, where editors, writers, cartoonists and photographers were thought to be heroes in the Black community because they were thought to be the only ones able to Crusade for Black people; 'TREASON?' compares the disparate coverage of the mainstream and the Black press during World War II; 'PUTTING ITSELF OUT OF BUSINESS' discusses the reasons for the decline of the Black press in the last 30 years, and the effect on the African-American community.
Director
Stanley Nelson
Cast
Joe Morton
Crew
Richard Butler
Ron Carter
Lewis Erskine
Valerie Linson
Valerie Linson
Jill Nelson
Stanley Nelson
Stanley Nelson
Lou Potter
Robert Shepard
Sekou Shepard
Marcia Smith
J.t. Takagi
Ronald Thompson
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Freedom of Expression Award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 18-25, 1998.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (documentary competition) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.
Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 5-9, 1998.
Shown in New York City (DGA Theater) as part of program "East Coast Filmmakers at a 1999 Utah Film Festival" March 19-26, 1999.
16mm
color and b&w
