Happy to take a peek at your notes for what sounds like a really good talk. To risk life and limb and to kill for the dignity of inclusion in America side by side with descendants scant generations from the Confederacy... hell of a thing.
Being a filmmaker's son means manning film sets at short notice, and a feature on Admiral Larry Chambers seemed like one of many such cases. Between making sure the camera was in focus and recording, I got to listen to him talk to a classroom of Black students about being the first African American to command an aircraft carrier in the US Navy. I suspect his experience of the war was very different to Army and Marine soldiers inland; I also suspect he left some things out for the sake of his audience. If you're curious, the feature is on vimeo (though lacking my footage, it looks like, and no wonder--I'm not built for the work): https://vimeo.com/608538418
I hope you have a blast and learn lots! We'll be here. :)
Happy to take a peek at your notes for what sounds like a really good talk. To risk life and limb and to kill for the dignity of inclusion in America side by side with descendants scant generations from the Confederacy... hell of a thing.
Being a filmmaker's son means manning film sets at short notice, and a feature on Admiral Larry Chambers seemed like one of many such cases. Between making sure the camera was in focus and recording, I got to listen to him talk to a classroom of Black students about being the first African American to command an aircraft carrier in the US Navy. I suspect his experience of the war was very different to Army and Marine soldiers inland; I also suspect he left some things out for the sake of his audience. If you're curious, the feature is on vimeo (though lacking my footage, it looks like, and no wonder--I'm not built for the work): https://vimeo.com/608538418
I hope you have a blast and learn lots! We'll be here. :)