Black History - On Bronze Shoulders

DateFebruary 27 1987

Can DescriptionsMaster; Black History - On Bronze Shoulders

AbstractOn Bronze Shoulders: Avery Brooks hosts; Boxing's history often begins with English sportsmen, but in the 1800s things changed; Black slaves are brought to England to change the score; George Dixon, or Kid Chocolate, makes a name for himself and begins to change things in the U.S. Floyd Patterson is interviewed; by 1908 Black boxers are more numerous and winners; Bert Sugar talks about the attitudes of the time and Jack Johnson; the history of Joe Louis is told, through voice over and still photos; Muhammad Ali's rise and fall is described;

OtherCredits: Produced by Karl Nurse, Written by Steve Hemingway, Additional Writing Karl Nurse, Barbara Brown, Edited by Geoffrey Sullivan, Videographers Rodney Grace, David Skillicorn, Alice Daly, Sound recordists Ellen Boyce, Jim Fripp, Lisa Borge, Assistant to the Producer Vella Akyolcu, Special Thanks to: Shomberg [Schomburg] Center for Research in Black Culture, National Black Programming Consortium, V.P. Community Programming Donna Latson Gittens