American Black Journal archive
Scope and Contents
Videocassettes of American Black Journal episodes, correspondence, business files and research materials. The materials are pertinent to the production of the show at its inception in 1968 and spanning its 34 year broadcast history.
Dates
- Creation: 1972-2002
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1976-1994
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections three (3) working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
Colored People's Time first aired in 1968 in Detroit, Michigan as a weekly TV show highlighting and promoting African American history and culture. It began during the Civil Rights era, a time in American history fraught with upheaval and change. In the 1970s and until the late 1980s it held the title of Detroit Black Journal. In 1988 its title became the American Black Journal. ABJ, an important and prestigious venue of media coverage promoting interest in and responsibility for African American community involvement, is one of the longest running locally produced TV shows in the nation, giving a national voice to African Americans across all walks of life.
Extent
11 Linear Feet (98 boxes) ; 27 x 14 x 32 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Organized into four series: 1. ABJ Shows. 2. ABJ Correspondence. 3. Business & Production Files. 4. ABJ Show Research Files.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Special Collections, MSU Libraries, received the American Black Journal (ABJ) Archive as a donation from Detroit Public Television in 2008, in partnership with MATRIX, The Center for Humane Arts, Letters & Social Sciences Online. The analog videotapes of ABJ shows are deposited in Special Collections after digitization at MATRIX.
Processing Information
Materials were processed by Dr. Peter Berg, Molly Dean and Lisa Denison of the MSU Libraries in July 2008-October 2009.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the American Black Journal archive,1972-2002, bulk 1976-1994
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository