Explore the Flickering, Forgotten Past of African-Americans in Silent Film An estimated 80 percent of silent movies with all-black casts are thought to be lost, but a new project is making sure ...

This 1914 black-and-white footage captures a vibrant scene of African American couples dancing energetically on the street, showcasing a lively moment of community and joy. Set against the ...

We were the civil rights movement, giving equality to African Americans and, by extension, other ethnic minorities. We were the women’s movement, giving women gender equality.

Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are members of the Silent Generation, which might be taking its last bow on the presidential election stage. (Scott Olson/AFP/Getty Images) ...

When you think of silent films of the 1920s, it's easy to think of the caricatures. The piano music. The villain with the handlebar mustache. But the caricatures of African-Americans were even worse.

The special "Silent Sundays" presentation will screen the oldest-known surviving film produced by an African-American filmmaker, and is the story of a woman who works to help save a school for ...

Seven digital humanities students found 759 entertainment industry professionals involved in early silent race films and compiled them into a centralized database for the first time.

Thanks in part to their fortunate age location, the Silent Generation has become the most educated, healthiest, and wealthiest generation of elders that ever lived.

themselves in order to reach more communities.” Read the full essay on African-American Women in the Silent Film Industry. 2. There weren’t many women camera operators, but they existed ...

Proceeds from the silent auction of Jean Berry’s works will benefit the African American Museum of Iowa and the Toni Berry Memorial Scholarship fund at the University of Iowa.

Silent film of black couple’s kiss discovered, added to National Film Registry UChicago scholar helps identify 1898 film as earliest depiction of African-American affection Saint Suttle and Gertie ...