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Buffalo soldiers wrapped in steel

Title
Buffalo soldiers wrapped in steel / [WDIV-TV] Post Newsweek Stations Michigan, Inc. ; executive producer, Laurie Oberman ; writer/producer, Ted Talbert.
Publication
[Detroit, MI : WDIV-TV] Post Newsweek Stations Michigan, Inc., c1989.

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Additional Authors
  • Oberman, Laurie
  • Talbert, Ted
  • King, Emery C.
  • Young, Coleman A.
  • Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-2019
  • Powell, Colin L.
  • WDIV-TV (Television station : Detroit, Mich.)
Description
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (25 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 1/2 in.
Summary
"This program, in part, takes [an] historical look at the role of the legendary post Civil War detachment of Black men who were recruited by the U.S. Army to serve on the Western Frontier. The main focus of the half-hour program are the men of the 761st Tank Battalion of World War II. The highly honored 761st Tank Battalion was the first all-Black armored unit to fight for America. The program's objective was to inform, entertain and educate our audience about the historic role Black Americans played in defending this country--a role too often left out of the history books."--1989 Peabody Awards entry form. Includes historical photographs of the Cavalry units with Gen. Custer, and photographs and footage of the tank units with Gen. Patton. Includes interviews with Detroit-area veterans of the 761st Tank Battalion and the politicians who helped them receive official recognition from the U.S. government. Includes segment from the Bill Cosby Show that featured story of 761st capturing Nazi soldiers.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Educational television programs.
  • Nonfiction television programs.
  • Documentary films.
Note
  • Broadcast station and date supplied from 1989 Peabody Awards entry form.
  • [Host:] Emery King; [interviews with:] Mayor Coleman A. Young; Dale Rich, historian; Ed Givens, Charles "Pop" Gates, Harry Y. Duplessis, Henry Mills, Robert Ruffin, Ed Donald, Mayo Riley, Ivan Harrison, [veterans], 761st Tank Battalion; Congressman John Conyers; Dr. Reginald Larrie, author/historian; Chester Higgins, Sr. [journalist; clip of interview with:] General Colin Powell; segment [clip]: Bill Cosby Show.
  • "Brought to you in part by OmniCare Health Plan, Manufacturers Bank and McDonald's."--Soundtrack and captions.
  • Copyright: "[copyright symbol] Post Newsweek Stations Michigan, Inc. 1989"--End credits.
Credits (note)
  • Editor, Christine Zampa; camera, Kevin Hewitt, Jim Howard; audio, Jim Howard, Joe Allcock.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast on Saturday, December 16, 1989 at 8:30 p.m.
Call Number
Sc VRA-887
OCLC
44645831
Title
Buffalo soldiers wrapped in steel / [WDIV-TV] Post Newsweek Stations Michigan, Inc. ; executive producer, Laurie Oberman ; writer/producer, Ted Talbert.
Imprint
[Detroit, MI : WDIV-TV] Post Newsweek Stations Michigan, Inc., c1989.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Editor, Christine Zampa; camera, Kevin Hewitt, Jim Howard; audio, Jim Howard, Joe Allcock.
Event
Originally broadcast on Saturday, December 16, 1989 at 8:30 p.m.
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Added Author
Oberman, Laurie, production.
Talbert, Ted, production, writing.
King, Emery C., reporter.
Young, Coleman A., guest.
Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-2019, guest.
Powell, Colin L.
WDIV-TV (Television station : Detroit, Mich.)
Research Call Number
Sc VRA-887
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