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Primary Source Audio Visual Resources

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American Archive of Public Broadcasting http://americanarchive.org/.

The American Archive of Public Broadcasting is a collection of public broadcasting television and radio broadcasts from across the country. With a growing online archive, the collection is searchable, but may be most easily accessed by viewing the Curated Exhibits or choosing to Browse the Collection where categories and formats of broadcasts are listed. Some files will be hosted on the site. Others will link to another site. Audio and video can be listened to and viewed in the browser when viewed on the site, but not downloaded.

Civil Rights History Project — YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpAGnumt6iV4UyFCgd98wRwXazaR0oGSz; Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/about-this-collection/; National Museum of African American History: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/civil-rights-history-project

The Civil Rights History Project is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect oral histories concerning the Civil Rights movement. Many interviewed were involved in different organizations involved in the Civil Rights movement and speak to a variety of historic events. Samplings of the oral histories can be found in the multimedia tab of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom exhibition. (http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/)

Digital Public Library of America: Timeline of Moving Pictureshttps://dp.la/timeline?type%5B%5D=moving+image.

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is an entry to collections of materials from around the United States and makes them searchable through one site. The site does contain primary source sets that revolve around content areas, including historical or literature events. The link focuses in on the moving picture format organized chronologically. The link can be searched by keywords. Results will be limited to moving picture files. Selecting a search result will take you to outside of DPLA to the host site.

Digital Public Library of America: Timeline of Recorded Soundhttps://dp.la/timeline?type%5B%5D=sound.

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is an entry to collections of materials from around the United States and makes them searchable through one site. The site does contain primary source sets that revolve around content areas, including historical or literature events. The link focuses in on recorded sound format organized chronologically. The link can be searched by keywords. Results will be limited to recorded sound files. Selecting a search result will take you to outside of DPLA to the host site.

Library of Congress: Collections with Film and Videohttps://www.loc.gov/film-and-videos/collections/.

These collections within the Library of Congress website contain film and video resources. Collections span approximately a century and a wide variety of topics. To explore a collection, select it, choose Collection Items, and then select the Film/Video format and view the individual film and video items. Film and video can be viewed within the browser and often can be downloaded. For background information on any collection, select Articles and Essays after initially selecting the collection.

National Jukebox. Historical Recordings from the Library of Congresshttp://www.loc.gov/jukebox/.

The National Jukebox is a collection of recorded audio available to listen to through the browser. Formats range from vocal and instrumental music to comedy performances and political speeches and much more. The collection may best be explored by browsing the listed genres. Users can create unique playlists of recorded audio to share with others. Also, additional audio collections at the Library of Congress are listed on the National Jukebox main page.

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