“ NEGRO COLLEGES IN WAR TIME ” WWII FILM HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITIES TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE 32242

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This 1943 propaganda film was produced by the Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures and looks at the different contributions being made at Black universities. It shows the campuses and activities at famous Black universities including Tuskegee University, Prairie View College, Howard University, and the Hampton Institute. Students are shown learning vital skills to the war effort including agricultural studies, mechanical engineering, flying and medical training. It also focuses on fields open to women, including in agriculture, science, and mechanics. The film also shows the renowned agricultural scientist George Washington Carver.

0:01 The US Government Presents “Negro Colleges in War Time”, produced by the Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures, 0:14 “Lifting the Veil of Ignorance” statue of Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee University in Alabama from different angles, 0:43 different shots from the Tuskegee University campus and classrooms, 1:19 the renowned scientist Dr. George Washington Carver, 1:33 scientists distilling alcohol from sweet potatoes, 1:51 women working in a mechanic workshop, 2:00 Campus of Prairie View College in Texas, 2:13 agricultural students maintaining farm equipment, 2:27 students at a forging class, 2:36 students working in a machine shop, 2:55 different shots of the campus at Howard University in Washington DC, 3:09 men and women in a mechanical designing class, 3:15 students learning navigation in a meteorology class, 3:28 students in a lab learning about explosives, 3:46 nurses undergoing training at the medical school, 4:13 shots of the campus at Hampton Institute in Virginia, 4:48 a radio operations course, 5:01 science students in their labs, 5:36 prospective pilots in classes, 5:52 students in a mechanics work shop working on war materials, 6:12 different shots of women at Hampton in agriculture and chemistry, 6:51 students making announcements on the Hampton radio station, 7:13 the Hampton Institute army regiment, 7:32 students learning at the US Army Motor Shop at Hampton, 7:54 men in uniform marching on the Hampton Campus

George Washington Carver (c. 1864– January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.

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