Negro Colleges in Wartime
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Negro Colleges in Wartime is a short film from ca. 1944 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Needed for war production, African-Americans are shown being trained and educated at traditionally Black colleges. African-American soldiers and sailors in uniform on campus. Aircraft flying classes. African-American students and scientists in laboratories. African-American women taking an automotive repair class are shown changing a car tire. Unusual footage of African-American women in laboratories, engineering study and other science/technical fields; also farm management. African-Americans involved in the study of agricultural production and animal husbandry are shown. Study of meteorology, the chemistry of explosives, medicine, radio communications, surveying and topography.
| Negro Colleges in Wartime | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | U.S. Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures |
Production companies | U.S. Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | U.S. Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures |
Release date | ca. 1944 |
Running time | 8:16 |
| Language | English |
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