Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on ScreenIn the 1940s, folks at bars and restaurants would gather around a Panoram movie machine to watch three minute films called Soundies, precursors to today's music videos. This history was all but forgotten until the digital era brought Soundies to phones and computer screensincluding a YouTube clip starring a 102 year old Harlem dancer watching her younger self perform in Soundies. In Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen: One