Summer Semester: The Negro in the 20th Century

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A CBS program produced by Bergen Community College titled The Negro in the 20th Century. It consists of a white DVD (a) and a paper program (b). The white DVD (a) has the program title, date, and college logo printed on it and features a conversation between Ralph Ellison and Dr. Kenneth Clark. Topics discussed in the recording include the factors that have influenced the northward migration of African Americans during the twentieth century; the impact of the anti-lynching bill; the impact of Black migrants from other countries in the Americas, such as Marcus Garvey, on domestic life; as well as whether there is a separate Black experience in the United States. The conversation ends with a discussion of the various liberation movements that have been impacted by the Civil Rights Movement. The paper program (b) is blue and has four (4) photographs of different aspects of American life on it.

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