1986 | Puerto Rico, United States | Documentary

The Legend of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

  • Spanish English 25 mins
  • Director | Lou de Lemos
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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This biography tells the story of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, a Puerto Rican of African descent who dedicated his life to studying African history and collecting Black-related materials from the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa. His collection forms the core of the collection found today at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research center of the New York Public Library.

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