Presented as part of OUT OF THE ARCHIVE: ENVISIONING BLACKNESS

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"This film packs a tremendous punch and is deeply moving at the same time... of decisive importance to all of us." —Fannie Lou Hamer on I Am Somebody

This collection of shorts from pioneering filmmaker and television producer Madeline Anderson puts us right in the heart of the Civil Rights movement, joining the front lines in the struggle. A testament to the courage of the workers and activists at the heart of her films as well as her own bravery, tenacity and skill, the films of Madeline Anderson are both essential historical records of activism and a vital body of cinematic work.

INTEGRATION REPORT 1 (1960) 24min.

This film examines the struggle for Black equality in Alabama, Brooklyn and Washington, D.C., incorporating footage by documentary legends Albert Maysles and Ricky Leacock, protest songs by Maya Angelou, and a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.

A TRIBUTE TO MALCOLM X (1967) 16min.

Made for the William Greaves-produced WNET program Black Journal, this short includes an interview with Malcolm X’s widow Dr. Betty Shabazz, shortly after his 1965 assassination.

I AM SOMEBODY (1970) 28min.

In 1969, Black female hospital workers in Charleston, South Carolina went on strike for union recognition and a wage increase, only to find themselves in a confrontation with the state government and the National Guard. Featuring Andrew Young, Charles Abernathy, and Coretta Scott King and produced by Local 1199, New York’s Drug and Hospital Union, this is a crucial document in the struggle for labor rights.

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