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Sermons and sacred pictures / a film by Lynne Sachs ; in association with the Center for Southern Folklore.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Taylor, L. O. (Lonzie Odie), 1900-1977.
- Taylor, L. O.
- African American clergy.
- African American photographers.
- African Americans--Religious life.
- African Americans.
- Baptists--United States--Clergy.
- Baptists.
- African Americans--History--20th century.
- Middle class African Americans--Social life and customs.
- Middle class African Americans.
- Manners and customs.
- History.
- Clergy.
- Religious life.
- Memphis (Tenn.)--Social life and customs.
- Memphis (Tenn.).
- Memphis (Tenn.)--History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Short films.
- Biographical films.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (29 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2020]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Reverend L.O. Taylor was a man with many talents: outstanding preacher, excellent writer, counselor, and candy maker. What made Taylor most popular within the Memphis, Tennessee community were his films and photographs documenting African American life in Memphis in the 1930's and 40's, long before the Civil Rights Movement had an impact on the African American community. Rev. Taylor documented church activities, community events, and the National Baptist Convention. As there are few images documenting this time in African American history, this video presentation of Reverend Taylor's films provide a link to an important piece of African American history and life.
- Participant:
- Spoken words, Lula Adams, Jane Engleberg, W.C. Holmes, Maudie B. Jones, Robert Jones, Louis Kellor, T.E. McLemore, James Netters, Kenneth Whalum, Blanche Taylor, L.O. Taylor.
- Credits:
- Black & white photography, music recordings, original titles by Reverend L.O. Taylor Memphis, Tennessee (1900-1977) ; color photography from Memphis Tennessee, Lynne Sachs 1987 ; music, L.O. Taylor ; special consultant, Judy Peiser.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Center for Southern Folklore, ©1989; previously released in 2004.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed February 18, 2020).
- Publisher Number:
- if-ser Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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