The Negro Soldier (1944)
Posted by Liv | Filed under Genealogy Radio, TV & Video
Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day 2012 and while surfing the world wide web this weekend, I came upon information about Frank Capra’s “Why We Fight” World War II propaganda film series. Included in this series is the 1944 film, “The Negro Soldier,” that encouraged African-Americans to enlist in the army during World War II. This black & [...]
Tags: 1944, African-Americans, film series, Frank Capara, Germany, Hitler, International Historic Films, Library of Congress, military life, national archives, National Film Registry, Nazis, The Negro Soldier, US Armed Forces, Veterans' Day 2012, war propaganda, Why We Fight, World War II, WW II
Video: “Genealogy Today” on HOUSTON 8
Posted by Liv | Filed under Genealogy Radio, TV & Video
When I’m not watching, NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” or PBS’s “Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., I enjoy watching the local show Houston 8 that airs on Fridays at 8 PM. The May 4th program centered on the topic of genealogy and the guests were, Bennett Greenspan, President and CEO, Family Tree DNA, George [...]
Tags: Bennett Greenspan, Clayton Library, familytreeDNA, familytreedna.com, genealogy, genealogy today, George Allen, houston, HoustonPBS, Susan Kaufman, texas, video
Press Release: Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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PUBLICITY CONTACT: Donna Williams, 212-560-8030 John Michael Kennedy, 212-576-2700 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a new 10-part PBS series that explores race, culture and identity through genealogy and genetics, premieres Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 8 pm Finding Your Rootsbuilds on the success of African American Lives 1 and 2 and Faces [...]
Tags: african american lives, barbara walters, branford marsalis, condoleezza rice, faces of america, family histories, family trees, genealogy, genealogy series, harry connick jr alphonse fletcher, henry louis gates, michelle rodrigues, PBS, prof gates, robert downey jr, w e b du bois
