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The
University of Southern Mississippi -- McCain Library and Archives
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Alphabetical List of All Collections | Collections Listed By Subject |
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Collection Title: Blank (Donald) Documentary Film Collection Accession Number: AM 2000-58 Inclusive Dates: 1999 Volume: 1 cu.ft. Given By : Donated by Donald Blank. Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Form of Material: Twenty-one video tapes containing raw footage used in production of Donald
Blank's documentary fillm Standing Tall (1999) about the working conditions
of African Americans employed in catfish factories in the Mississippi Delta,
who successfully organized themselves and joined a national union. Includes
Blank's handwritten notebook. Accession Number: AM01-116 Dates: 2001 Volume: 1 video cassette Given By : Donald Blank Form of Material: Video cassette containing a documentary film titled "How to Become
Sheriff When Born Poor and Black in Segregated Mississippi." Accession Number: AM02-8 Dates: January 2002 Volume: 1 video cassette Given By : Donald Blank Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Form of Material: A video cassette of an
interview with Nathan and Julia Jones of Port Gibson, Mississippi. The interview
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conducted by Donald Blank in January, 2002. Mr. & Mrs. Jones were active in the NAACP, and managed a business called "Our
Mart" until its closing in 2000. The interview recounts the Jones' experiences,
as African Americans, growing up, living, and working in Mississippi. Accession Number: AM02-16 Dates: 2002 Volume: 2 video tapes Given By : Donald Blank Form of Material: 1. Part II of a video taped interview with Nathan and Julia Jones of Port Gibson, Mississippi, regarding their involvement in the NAACP after World War II. 2. Video taped interviews with Rev. Eddie Walls and Rev. James Dorsey, the
first two presidents of the Claiborne County, Mississippi, chapter of the NAACP,
during the 1960s. Accession Number: AM02-27 Dates: 2001 - 2002 Volume: 1 video cassette Given By: Donald Blank Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Form of Material: One video cassette featuring the re-edited final version of How to Become Sheriff...When Born Poor & Black in Segregated Mississippi. The seventy-two minute film was made by Donald Blank, and features profiles of Sheriff Frank Davis, Claiborne County, MS; and Sheriff Fred Johnson, Pike County, MS. Sequences filmed in churches include gospel music. |
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