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Series
Say Brother
Program
Distortions of Black Life
Episode Number
724
Title
Racial stereotyping in 19th Century trade cards
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-0ed8683064b
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Description
Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
Description
An excerpt from a Program focuses on historical materials that illustrate the systematic degradation of African Americans in the United States. Host Barbara Barrow talks to Brenda Verner, a historian and media specialist who offers a socio-historical analysis of print materials (such as greeting cards and trade cards) dating from the post-Civil War period as a starting point for identifying the origins of racist attitudes and myths related to the African American community. Program features slides of relevant trade cards and early 20th century black and white photographs that dispute those cards' content. Produced by Barbara Barrow. Directed by Conrad White.
Date
1977-04-29
Asset type
Clip
Genres
Magazine
Topics
Race and Ethnicity
Subjects
African Americans in advertising; African Americans in popular culture; African Americans--Social conditions; Advertising cards; Verner, Brenda J.; Civil rights; Segregation
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:01:00:00
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Credits
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier: cpb-aacip-6da0b29e28f (unknown)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 00:01:00:00
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Citations
Chicago: “Say Brother; Distortions of Black Life; 724; Racial stereotyping in 19th Century trade cards,” 1977-04-29, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 21, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-0ed8683064b.
MLA: “Say Brother; Distortions of Black Life; 724; Racial stereotyping in 19th Century trade cards.” 1977-04-29. American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 21, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-0ed8683064b>.
APA: Say Brother; Distortions of Black Life; 724; Racial stereotyping in 19th Century trade cards. Boston, MA: American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-0ed8683064b