Ruby Bridges Footage Preserved with National GrantPreservation work has now been completed on rare home movie footage of Ruby Bridges, thanks to a grant from the National Film...
Mary Anne Mushatt’s Lion’s Tale and the Power of Oral HistoryAmistad has recently added the film Lion’s Tale (2000) to its online digital collections. The film was written, directed and produced by...
Happy Veterans Day from the Amistad Research CenterMany thanks to all of our nation's veterans for their service. Today we share an excerpt from a 2001 panel discussion with World War II...
50 Years/50 Collections: Ed Pincus and Filming the MovementThe Ed Pincus film collection came to the Amistad Research Center in 2001. Pincus is a documentary filmmaker who has focused on exposing...
Andrew Young Oral Histories Launch OnlineIn the 1980s, writer Tom Dent sat down with his good friend Andrew Young to talk about his life. The two were close. They had grown up...
50 Years/50 Collections: Real Life New Orleans History in the Green Photograph and Film CollectionHome movies can provide a wonderful glimpse into everyday life. They record events and traditions often seen as so commonplace at the...