Year

1987 (circa)

Video Details

12:40; color; sound; V-166 S. 1239

Description

Julian Bond introduces this film. There is a brief personal history of Dr. Walter Smith. The remaining footage is a review of the school's achievements while under the reign of Dr. Smith. Those achievements include the addition of undergraduate and graduate studies, expansion of the Black Archives, new and improved facilities, a boost in sports, Bragg Memorial Stadium, cultural events and reaccreditation of the professional education programs. Gov. Bob Graham closes the film.

Contributors

WFSU-TV

Corporate Subject

Black Archives (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Bragg Memorial Stadium (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Tallahassee, Fla.)

Geographic Subject

Tallahassee

Personal Subject

Graham, Bob (Daniel Robert), 1936-2024
Smith, Walter L.

Subject

African American
College sports
Florida A & M Rattlers (Football team)
Higher education
Historically black colleges and universities
Interviews
Promotional films