BLACK AMERICANS, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE ROOSEVELTS, 1932-1962
A powerful and important special exhibit opens at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, NY: BLACK AMERICANS, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE ROOSEVELTS, 1932-1962.
A powerful and important special exhibit opens at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, NY: BLACK AMERICANS, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE ROOSEVELTS, 1932-1962.
Take a minute to watch this short and powerful program about civil rights pioneer and opera singer Marian Anderson. In this program we are lucky to have original video and audio from her performances through the of archival resource, Sherman Grinberg Film Library.
Harvey Kaye, Emeritus Professor of Democracy at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, examines how the Four Freedoms came to define America’s purpose, promise, and responsibility to the world.
In commemoration of the Day of Remembrance (February 19, 2022*), FDR Library Acting Director William Harris talks to historian Greg Robinson, author of several books on Japanese American Incarceration, including: By Order of the President and A Tragedy of Democracy. Directed and produced by Drake Creative.
We were completely entertained filming Acting Director Bill Harris with these Glamorous Celebrities’ archival letters. You can tell he loves this topic and we hope you’ll enjoy watching this quick edition of The Roosevelt Story.
“FDR’s Final Campaign” immerses visitors in the final momentous months of President Roosevelt’s life and presidency.