Documentary: On the employment of Negroes in Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects. Reel 1: Contrasts scenes of Negroes waiting in breadlines with those employed in Federal work programs such as public building construction, nursery schools and land record indexing. Shows household and health care training programs and general adult education classes. Reel 2: Shows programs available for Negro artists, musicians, writers and actors. William Lawrence directs an art song group, Juanita Hall leads a spiritual choir and the Negro Theater Unit of the Federal Theater Project presents a scene from Macbeth.
National Archives Identifier: 12322
Local Identifier: 69.6
Creator(s): Federal Works Agency. Work Projects Administration. (07/01/1939 - 06/30/1943) (Most Recent)
From: Series : Motion Picture Films, compiled 1931 - 1937
* Record Group 69: Records of the Work Projects Administration, 1922 - 1944
Level of Description: Item
Type(s) of Archival Materials: Moving Images
This item was produced or created: 1937
The creator compiled or maintained the series between: 1931 - 1937
General Note(s): WPA subject summary available.
* Contributor: Producer, Works Progress Administration. Made by Pathe News.
Access Restriction(s): Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s): Undetermined
Sound Type: Sound
Accession Number(s): 330