Solomon Sir Jones

Solomon Sir Jones (1869–1936) was an American minister and amateur film-maker, best known for his collection of 29 silent black-and-white films (totaling 355 minutes' worth of footage) documenting African-American communities in Oklahoma from 1924 to 1928.[1] In 2016, Jones's films were selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2]

  1. ^ Sergio (July 4, 2014). "Living Black History on Film: The Remarkable Movies of Solomon Sir Jones". Indiewire. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Rainey, James (December 14, 2016). "'The Birds,' 'The Lion King,' 'Thelma & Louise' Join National Film Registry". Variety. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.