Black Journal; 34; Digging for Black Pride

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Series
Black Journal
Episode Number
34
Episode
Digging for Black Pride
Producing Organization
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/512-6w96689f06
NOLA Code
BLJL
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Description
Episode Description
Amid the rundown buildings and deteriorating streets of Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant section, young children under Project Weeksville are "Digging for Black Pride," and coming up with artifacts which link them to their 19th century ancestors. Black Journal focuses on this project in the second show of the 1971-72 season. Under Project Weeksville, black children are learning of early Bedford-Stuyvesant residents who held off white raiders during the Irish Draft Riots of 1863. With the help of historian Robert Swann and archaeologist William Harley, they are discovering that a highly organized, sophisticated self-sufficient black community existed in Weeksville during the early 1800s. Research shows that the community created and administered various social and economic institutions including homes for orphans and the aged and a community insurance plan. Oral history, provided by elderly local residents, reinforces Project Weeksville's finds. At Public School 243, black children with the aid of Project Weeksville are also reaching back to their African past and figuratively digging for black pride. Black Journal visits a kindergarten class, where Barbara Jackson teaches children about their African heritage. The children are seen learning African songs, and chanting "once upon a time all the black children in the world came from Africa." "Black Journal" is a production of NET Division, Educational Broadcasting Corporation. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
Black Journal began as a monthly series produced for, about, and - to a large extent - by black Americans, which used the magazine format to report on relevant issues to black Americans. Starting with the October 5, 1971 broadcast, the show switched to a half-hour weekly format that focused on one issue per week, with a brief segment on black news called "Grapevine." Beginning in 1973, the series changed back into a hour long show and experimented with various formats, including a call-in portion. From its initial broadcast on June 12, 1968 through November 7, 1972, Black Journal was produced under the National Educational Television name. Starting on November 14, 1972, the series was produced solely by WNET/13. Only the episodes produced under the NET name are included in the NET Collection. For the first part of Black Journal, episodes are numbered sequential spanning broadcast seasons. After the 1971-72 season, which ended with episode #68, the series started using season specific episode numbers, beginning with #301. The 1972-73 season spans #301 - 332, and then the 1973-74 season starts with #401. This new numbering pattern continues through the end of the series.
Broadcast Date
1971-10-12
Asset type
Episode
Topics
Race and Ethnicity
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:29:19
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Credits
Executive Producer: Brown, Tony
Producing Organization: WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1832367-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Color: Color
Duration: 0:28:50
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1832367-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape: Quad
Generation: Master
Color: Color
Duration: 0:28:50
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1832367-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: Color
Duration: 0:28:50
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1832367-5 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 1832367-4 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Master
Color: Color
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Citations
Chicago: “Black Journal; 34; Digging for Black Pride,” 1971-10-12, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 27, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-6w96689f06.
MLA: “Black Journal; 34; Digging for Black Pride.” 1971-10-12. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 27, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-6w96689f06>.
APA: Black Journal; 34; Digging for Black Pride. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-6w96689f06