THE OBENSON REPORT

Covering Cinema From All Across The African Diaspora

VIDEO - Earliest Clips Of Black People On Film

Courtesy of the University Of Indiana Black Film Center Archive...

3 Men Dance 1894



Watermelon Contest 1896


Little Boy Dancing 1897


Morning Bath 1896

3 comments:

  1. Undercover Black Man said...
     

    Wonderful stuff!

  2. Anonymous said...
     

    Wow! This is a treasure. In the clip with the 3 men dancing, you can see how the influence on contemporary routines. Thanks for sharing. Made my night.

  3. Anonymous said...
     

    wow, i guess first impressions are important... dancing and watermelon, huh? are we not still trying to surpass these two stereotypes? lol.

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