One Tenth of a Nation: Newsmakers (1953) | Nat King Cole Philippa Schuyler and more

This film series highlights the contributions of African Americans to their communities and the nation. In this film, the following newsworthy people are featured: clinic founder Maude E. Callen; the first African American general Benjamin O. Davis; Dr. F.D. Patterson, founder of the United Negro College Fund; former boxer Joe Louis; talented young pianist Philippa Schuyler; distinguished lawyer Thurgood Marshall; composer and musician W.C. Handy; former boxer and ordained minister Henry Armstrong; attorney George W. Crawford, recently named New Haven's corporate counsel; singer Nat King Cole; actor and professor Juano Hernandez; American North Pole explorer Matthew Henson; Nobel Prize recipient Dr. Ralph Bunche; Harvard University student council president Clifford Alexander.
Originally posted on the Library of Congress Youtube Channel.
Shared for historical purposes.

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