Bill "Bojangles" Robinson's last public appearance, on the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour in 1949. Five weeks before his death at age 71. This is taken from an old kinescope.
Bill Bojangles Robinson and Lena Horne singing "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" from Stormy Weather (1943).
This is the same tuxedo Robinson wore in "Cafe Metropole." It is now on permanent display at the Black History Museum in Richmond, VA (USA).
Virginia Union University defeated Bowie State University 9-7 in football on October 28. The win sets up a showdown for VUU against Elizabeth City State University for the CIAA Eastern Division Title.