https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/d4608f04-d1db-49b2-94f0-2775bcee0a1c Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Website: www.PeriscopeFilm.com Shot by an unknown amateur filmmaker, this brief silent black and white Super 8mm film features the prominent African statesmen and figure Adesoji Aderemi on a diplomatic trip to the US sometime in the late 1960’s or 1970’s (probably 1968 see below). Adesoji served as the Ooni (king) of Ife in Nigeria from 1930 to 1980. He was a Yoruba traditional ruler Adesoji and numerous other African chiefs would pay visits to the US during the 1960’s in order to foster post colonial relations. This is likely from his 1968 trip to New York to meet with UN Secretary-General U Thant. That same year, he also participated in cultural events in Houston and South Carolina representing the Nigerian and Yoruba culture. He became a symbol of unity and leadership among the Yoruba people and would be remembered for his role in education as well as his ability to bridge the the gap between traditional authority and modern governance. He was able to secure a pathway to wealth for indigenes especially in the agricultural industry. Oba Aderemi also founded the Oduduwa College as well as the University of Ife. He was knighted as the Knight Commander of the order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) and joined the Western House of Chiefs in 1948. Eastman Kodak released Super 8 in 1965 as an upgrade to the existing Standard 8mm film. It would remain popular until the advent of VHS in the 1980’s. Much of the footage shows the Chief in the traditional African Kufi and Agbada (:03) among western dressed civilians. He greets and speaks with various attendees (:27). Press snap photographs (1:08). Close shots highlight facial expressions (1:30). The camera pans over close allies; the man at 1;42 may very well be Edwin Ogebe Ogbu, the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations. Ogbu served from 1968 to 1975.(1:59). The film concludes with African American youth lining the streets (3:13) of New York for a glimpse at the Chief. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldNEkI_fIi8 Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:40:42 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/d4608f04-d1db-49b2-94f0-2775bcee0a1c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.