This Betty Boop cartoon (1932) is a Max Fleischer classic, and co-stars Cab Calloway and his orchestra playing "Minnie the Moocher".

Movie: The conclusion of "Broken Strings" (1940). A classical violinist injures his hand. His son becomes a violinist to earn the cash to restore his father's paralyzed hand. To the father's dismay, the son plays swing music instead of classical music.

Movie: In "Broken Strings" (1940) a classical violinist injures his fingers. His son becomes a violinist to earn the needed cash to restore his father's paralyzed hand. Much to the father's dismay, the son plays swing music instead of classical music.

This is an episode of "The Beulah Show," (1952) the first TV series to feature an African-American woman in the lead role. This episode titled "Beulah Goes Gardening" starred Hattie McDaniel and ran on ABC Tuesday nights at 7:30 ET from October 3, 1950 to September 22, 1953 when it was cancelled after much criticism.

This episode is a segment from the NBC broadcast "The Nat 'King' Cole Show" (1957) co-starring the one and only Ella Fitzgerald.

This episode is a speech delivered on June 23, 1963 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Great March to Freedom in Detroit, Michigan.

As a contribution to the election celebration (hopefully), this episode is a remixed dubwise video rendition of the unofficial Obama campaign song by Jamaican reggae artist, Cocoa Tea.

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In this interview clip with Fannie Lou Hamer, she describes her introduction to the Democratic party, and the importance of the right to vote.

This is a Public Service Announcement from New America Media (NAM) explaining why it's important to vote, and urging YOU to be at the voting booth on (or before) Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th.