Jane Sloan Media Librarian jsloan@rci.rutgers.edu December 2003

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Media Collections:
Civil Rights

This guide is a browsing aid to selected titles in the video/DVD collections at Rutgers Libraries. The most up-to-date, accurate, and complete information regarding the libraries' holdings is available only through IRIS, our online catalog.

4 little girls 1998

The Birmingham Campaign was launched in 1963. Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists were soon jailed...but it was the participation of the children that advanced the momentum of the Birmingham movement. They marched alongside the adults and were taken to jail with them as well. The 16th St. Baptist Church was close to the downtown area, it was an ideal location to hold rallies and meetings. On Sunday morning, Sept. 15, 1963, dynamite planted by the Ku Klux Klan, exploded in the building...under the fallen debris the bodies of [four] girls were found--Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley died because of the color of their skin.

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Abolição Abolition 1988

An examination of the history of slavery in Brazil and the current racial situation of Black Brazilians on the 100th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. Examines the contemporary political, economic, social and cultural issues faced by Black Brazilians through interviews with musicians, politicians, activists, people in government, ambassadors, social workers, sport stars, actors, street kids, farmers and others.

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African American life 1996

The journey from Africa to slavery -- Resisting slavery -- Segregation -- The Civil Rights Movement -- Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- African Americans todayLearn about America's history through the use of graphics and animations, live-action portrayals of historic figures and stories told from a child's point of view.

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Ain't gonna shuffle no more, 1964-1972 1989

This video illustrates the pervasiveness of the black consciousness movement throughout the country in the mid-1960s and early 1970s. Describes the student movement at Howard University for black studies and explores the "coming of age" of black politicians and political activists through a description of the National Black Political Convention at Gary, Indiana.

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Alice Paul, crusader for equality 1990

Details the life and works of Alice Paul, Equal Rights Amendment author.

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America in Black and White 1999

Focuses on racial profiling in law enforcement, investigating the issue from the victim's point of view as well as through the eyes of the police.

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America's battlegrounds 1994

Whisky Rebellion, 1794 -- Dred Scott decision, 1846 -- Battle of Poison Springs, 1864 -- Battle of Bear's Paw, 1877 -- Cairo, Illinois, 1969Tells the stories of some of the countless struggles-- in city streets, and courtrooms, as well as on the battlefield-- that shaped American history.

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America's Victoria remembering Victoria Woodhull 1996

A chronicle of the life of Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to campaign for US President in 1872. America's Victoria combines rare archival images, Woodhull's own words (read by Kate Capshaw), and interviews with contemporary feminists to present a portrait of Victoria Woodhull.

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American gypsy a stranger in everybody's land 1999

America is home to one million Gypsies, or Rom, whose rich culture has long been mysterious to outsiders. A flamboyant Romani leader -- defying widely held stereotypes and his own people's code of secrecy -- invites the viewer into this world when it comes under threat. He leads us through the history of his people through civil rights courts, Las Vegas casinos and beyond.

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Ancestors in the Americas Chinese in the frontier west, an American story 1998

Chronicles the arrival of the Chinese during the 1850s to 1880s in California during the Gold Rush period and their subsequent settlement in the Western states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota. Includes the history of their labor, community building and activism for justice and equality in the courts of mid-19th century America.

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The Angry Negro (Motion picture) 1965

Examines attitudes and opinions on equal rights, freedom, education, and American government, ranging from mild anger to the more extreme ideologies and militant movements within the Negro community.

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At the river I stand 1993

Documentary of two 1968 events in the civil rights movement--the sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shows how the black community, local civil rights leaders, and AFSCME mobilized behind the strikers in mass demonstrations and a boycott of downtown businesses.

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Ballot measure 9 1995

In 1992, Oregon and Colorado became testing grounds for ballot initiatives to amend the states' constitutions. Colorado's Amendment 2 and Oregon's Measure 9 would prohibit and revoke laws which protect homosexuals from discrimination. The Oregon referendum, sponsored by the Oregon Citizens' Alliance, further mandated that all government agencies and schools recognize homosexuality as "abnormal, wrong, unnatural and perverse," and that no government property or monies could be used to "facilitate" homosexuality. This is the story of what happened in Oregon, with a focus on the grass-roots campaign to kill the measure.

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The Black press soldiers without swords 1998

"Too long have others spoken for us". A History of African-American newspapers and journalism from the mid-19th century through the 20th century. With commentary by historians, newspaper cartoonists, journalists, and photojournalists, tells of the struggles against censorship, discrimination and for freedom of the press.

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The bloods of 'Nam 1986

Black Vietnam veterans talk candidly about the discrimination and prejudice they faced from fellow soldiers and about their war experiences and coming home.

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Brother outsider the life of Bayard Rustin 2002

One of the first "freedom riders," an adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King and A. Philip Randolph, organizer of the March on Washington, intelligent, gregarious and charismatic, Bayard Rustin was denied his place in the limelight for one reason -- he was also gay. This is a film biography of his life.

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Carved in silence Documentary about Chinese immigration to the United States and the discriminatory U.S. immigration policy toward Asians. Tells the dramatic story of Angel Island where Chinese Americans were detained and vigorously questioned for sometimes up to three years before being allowed to enter the country.

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CBS reports: Filibuster birth struggle of a law 2002

Examines the stormy passage of Civil Rights Bill H.R. 7152 through the House of Representatives. Filmed in 1964, it begins with a report on the controversial bill's history, from its introduction by John F. Kennedy to the eve of its debate on the Senate Floor. Following that report, Eric Sevareid moderates as Senators Hubert Humphrey and Strom Thurmon engage in a live television debate on the bill's merits. Film footage of John and Robert Kennedy, Justice Dept. officials Nicholas Katzenbach and Burke Marshall, President Lyndon Johnson and the racial clashes of the early 60s captures the tensions that surrounded this most comprehensive civil righs law since Reconstruction.

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The Century 1999

This program examines the Civil Rights Movement and the last few years of Martin Luther King's life.

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Children of Zapata 1994

Looks at the Zapatista National Liberation Army's struggle to attain justice for the Maya Indians of Chiapas, who have been ruthlessly marginalized by the Mexican government and live in grinding poverty. A 1994 revolt by Zapatista guerrillas briefly succeeded in occupying four towns and focusing world attention on the abuses of power in Mexico.

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A Class divided 1986

Documents a reunion of Iowa teacher Jane Elliott and her third-grade class of 1970, subjects that year of an ABC News television documentary entitled: The eye of the storm. Shows how her experimental curriculum on the evils of discrimination had a lasting effect on the lives of the students.

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Colombia's guerilla war 1999

This program combines newsreel and documentary footage of life and death in Colombia's rural districts, cities, and guerrilla camps with interviews to explore the roots and results of the 20th century's longest guerrilla war. Members of Bogota's Institute of Political Studies, the Red Cross, the Church, army officers, guerrillas, politicians, and some of the 1.5 million refugees air their views on the terror and the tragedy of a nation divided.

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The color of fear 1994

Eight North American men of Asian, European, Latino, and African descent describe the pain and anguish that racism has caused in their lives, and the defense mechanisms they use to survive.

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Conversation with Peter Rodino 1988

Interview with Democratic Congressman Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Interview covers his involvement in the Civil Rights movement and his political carreer.

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The Darklight of dawn 1986

Documentary on military oppression and the human rights situtation in Guatemala.

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David Halberstam's the fifties. Volume 6, The rage within. The road to the sixtiesh[videorecording] 1997

The rage within: America in the fifties is finally forced to examine issues of racial discrimination. The road to the sixties: Shows American involvement with fast cars, fast food, the space race, the rise of Fidel Castro in Cuba and a rising restlessness as the country moves toward the next decade.

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The double shift 1997

Documentary sketching international look at question of equality for women in area of work: opportunity, pay, career and family, value placed on traditional activities, exploitation, self-employed women, househusbands.

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Evening the odds is title IX working? 1999

In 1972, Title IX was established, a civil rights act that prohibits gender discrimination at any school that receives federal funds. In this program, Elisabeth Brackett, of WTTW in Chicago, goes to Indiana University -- alma mater of Olympic diving medalists Lesley Bush and Cynthia Potter - to investigate higher education's Title IX track record in the area of sports. The IU administration is working diligently to meet Title IX conditions by creating new athletics programs and spreading out scholarship dollars more evenly between male and female athletes. But a USA Today survey found that only seven Division 1 schools have met the Title IX standards for gender equity. IU does not expect to be in compliance until 2004, and the National Women's Law Center, which has filed complaints against a number of other schools for discriminating against female athletes in scholarship funding, is doing its best to speed up the process.

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Eyes on the prize America's civil rights years 1954-1965 1993

A two-hour condensed version of the original acclaimed six-hour film series presently a history of the civil rights movement in the United States from 1954-1965. This version has been specially edited down by the original producers and embellished with related archival exhibits and teaching aids to facilitate its use in classroom instruction.

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Focus reparations 2001

In this program, NewsHour correspondent Elizabeth Bracket reports on a Chicago resolution in support of reparations to descendants of African American slaves. The segment includes interviews with proponents, Dorothy Tillman, a Chicago Alderman who sponsored the resolution and Rep. John Conyers who has sponsored a congressional bill to form a presidential commission to study the concept. Also interviewed are economist Walter Williams who opposes the resolution, as well as Alderman Brian Doherty, the only board member to dissent.

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A fragile freedom African American historic sites 2002

From stops on the Underground Railroad to the sites where the grand drama of the Civil Rights Movement played out, this video tours the nation to tell the story of Black America. The eight stops take us from New York City to Jacksonville, Florida, visiting famous landmarks and overlooked sites, and exploring the significance of each with the help of local experts and other scholars. What emerges is a fascinating tapestry of the African-American experience from the 18th century to the present day.

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Frederick Douglass when the lion wrote history 1994

Archival materials and autobiographical writings are used to present the life story of Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave whose freedom was bought by supporters he met on a speaking tour in England, who became a journalist, publisher, diplomat and a passionate leader in the early fight for civil rights.

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Freedom, a history of US 2003

This video looks at the Cold War, communism, segregation, civil rights and Dr. Martin Luther King. It also examines John F. Kennedy and his presidency and the National Farm Workers Association.

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Freedom on my mind 1994

Documentary of the civil rights movement and the events surrounding the Mississippi Voter Registration Project of the early 1960's. Combines archival footage with contemporary interviews.

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Fundi the story of Ella Baker 1981

Shows the work of Ella Baker, a little-known organizer in the civil rights movement of the past fifty years. Documents the struggle of Black people for justice and equality.

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Generations of resistance 1979

Uses archival photographs, newsreel footage, and interviews to chronicle the quest by Black South Africans for economic viability and individual freedom.

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George Wallace settin' the woods on fire 2000

Four times governor of Alabama, four times a candidate for president, George Wallace was a fierce defender of Southern pride. This film through extensive archive footage and interviews presents the life of a man central to the civil rights years in the South, a lightening rod for controversy, a liberal judge who betrayed his principles for power, a politician who harnessed the anger lurking beneath American society to create a lasting conservative movement and a man ultimately reborn through suffering.

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Half the people, 1970 1999

"Inspired by the successes of the Civil Rights Movement, women began to challenge discrimination on the basis of gender. The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966 to support full equality for women in America. In the boardroom and other bastions of male power, women pressed their demands with growing success."--Container.

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Hate across America 1997

Examines the modern history of hate crimes in America going back to the 1964 murder of three civil rights workers by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi. Traces the spread of hate crimes and groups beyond their traditional strongholds in the South and looks at the new face of hate: more polished, more seductive, disruptive and dangerous. Shows why such groups have turned away from attacking individuals to focus their attention on the federal government.

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Homecoming sometimes I am haunted by memories of red dirt and clay 1999

A documentary film exploring the history of ownership of farm lands by African Americans from Reconstruction to the present day. Their struggle for land of their own pitted them against both the Southern white power structure and the federal agencies responsible for helping them. As part of Reconstruction, Congress alloted 45 million acres of land to former slaves but little land was ever actually distributed. Despite formidable obstacles one million African Americans, mostly former sharecroppers, managed to purchase over 15 million acres of land by 1910.

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I am somebody 1970

Focuses on the 1969 hospital strike in Charleston, S.C. The film reports on the coalition of labor and civil rights groups which joined forces to support the organizing drive of Local 1199, Drug and Hospital Union, to win recognition for hospital workers.

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I have a dream 1986

Martin Luther King's speech at the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963.

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"I have a dream" : Martin Luther King and the non-violent crusade, August 28, 1963. [Videorecording] 1970

Martin Luther King's address and highlights of the March on Washington.

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I have a dream the life of Martin Luther King 198?

Uses actual news film footage in a study of the life of Martin Luther King and the forces that brought him to the leadership of his people.

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I have a dream the life of Martin Luther King, Jr 1968

Presents the story of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life. Explores the forces that brought him to the leadership of his people using actual film footage. The film offers a better understanding of the philosophies and ideals that he exemplified.

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I have a problem, Madam 1995

A fascinating glimpse into a society where women are only now beginning to be heard in a traditionally male culture. Run by female lawyers, FIDA-Uganda has set up several legal aid centers for women in domestic trouble. With the help of a weekly radio show, the centers fill daily with women waiting to tell their stories. FIDA lawyers attempt to reconcile the women and their men in face to face meetings, even if it means traveling to isolated villages. The attitudes of both men and women are beginning to change, but this slow process sometimes leads to conflicts between offical and traditional law.

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Ida B. Wells 1993

Profiles the life and work of African-American journalist Ida B. Wells, who worked to stop lynchings and violence against Blacks.

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In remembrance of Martin 1986

This tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. is composed of testimonies by his family, associates, and government leaders, and includes documentary footage.

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In whose honor? 1997

Discussion of Chief Illiniwek as the University of Illinois mascot, and the affect the mascot has on Native American peoples. Graduate student Charlene Teters shares the impact of the Chief on her family. Interviewees include members of the Board of Regents, students, alumni, current and former "Chiefs" and members of the community.

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The Inheritance 1965

Presents a view of America as seen through the eyes of its working people. Uses still photographs, as well as silent film and newsreel footage, accompanied by folk songs and popular music, to show conditions since 1900 as found in the sweatshops, coal mines, and weaving mills, and as evidence in the labor struggles of the thirties and the civil rights movement of the sixties.

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John Brown's holy war 2000

A look inside a complex man, farmer and warrior, family man and avenging angel, to reveal the man behind the legend. He is the father of American terrorism-- and an inspiration to the Civil Rights movement. More than 150 years after his execution, questions swirl around John Brown: was he a madman or a martyr? A bloodthirsty fanatic or a great American hero? Draws on interviews with historians and writers, including novelist Russell Banks, and stunning dramatic reenactments to trace one man's obsessive battle against human bondage.

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King, Montgomery to Memphis 1988

Dramatic account of the struggle for equality and justice waged by both black and white Americans from 1955 to 1968. Records the fiery and triumphant battle of Martin Luther King, Jr. and depicts his philosophy of non-violence.

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Lakota woman 1994

"This is the inspiring, true story of the 1973 uprising that united Native Americans in their fight for survival. One woman rises from ignorance and fear to meet the challenge of her proud heritage during a bloody seige in which 2,000 Native Americans stood their ground and vowed never to be silent again"--Container.

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Legacy of a dream 1990

Describes the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The Lemon Grove incident 1985

"The struggle to end school segregation in usually linked to the 1954 Supreme Court case of Brown vs. the Board of Education. However, many of the nation's earliest desegregation cases occurred in the American Southwest and they involved the children of Mexican immigrants. This is the true story of one of those cases."--Opening credits.

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Lives together, worlds apart men and women in a time of change 2000

Documentary film which chronicles the innovative campaigns and courageous individuals who work tirelessly to combat discrimination against women.

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The long walk home 1991

Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg is Odessa Cotter, a quietly dignified woman, who works as a housekeeper for Miriam Thompson (Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek). When Odessa honors the 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott by walking an exhausting nine miles to and from work, Miriam offers her a ride. Defying both Miriam's racist husband (Dwight Schultz) and the powerful White Citizen's Council, Miriam and Odessa put their lives in danger for civil rights.

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The man who drove with Mandela 1999

"In the early Sixties, Nelson Mandela traveled incognito across South Africa, organizing armed rebellion against the apartheid regime....[H]e was dressed as the chauffeur for an elegant, impeccably dressed white man. That man was Cecil Williams -- a leading Johannesburg theater director, a committed freedom fighter...and a gay man....The Man Who Drove with Mandela blends dramatized accounts of key incidents in Williams' life with archival footage, home movies, and contemporary interviews"--Container.

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Mandela the man and his country 1990

Chronicles the life of Nelson Mandela against the backdrop of continental and South African politics.

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Martin Luther King commemorative collection 1996

In remembrance of Martin -- The speeches of Martin Luther KingPresents two stirring documentaries on the work and life of Martin Luther King. "In remembrance of Martin" is composed of testimonies by his family, associates, and government leaders, and includes documentary footage. "The Speeches of Martin Luther King Jr." contains all of his major speeches.

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Memphis dreams: Searching for the promised land 1999

When Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in 1968 Memphis--like Dallas in 1963--became a symbol of hope extinguished. This program examines the Civil Rights Movement and the last few years of Martin Luther King's life with emphasis on the sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee and the killing of America's greatest civil rights leader, its impact on Afro-Americans and the nation.

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Mississippi, America 1995

Mississippi Summer, 1964 -- The Attorneys -- The Crusaders -- The Strategy -- The Legacy -- The Unfinished agendaThrough an examination of historical events of 1964, this program gives testimony to persistence and courage in the face of oppression, as citizens and the lawyers who volunteered to help them, confront violence, murder and government repression in Mississippi in order to win the right to vote for Afro-American citizens.

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Mississippi burning 1988

The disappearance of three young civil rights workers brings a horde of FBI investigators to a small Mississippi town.

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Mississippi is this America?, 1962-1964 1995

Reviews the struggle of the civil rights movement in Mississippi as the state becomes a testing ground for the constitutional principles of voting rights.

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Mississippi summer the unfinished journey 1993

Examines the history of the civil rights struggle in Mississippi during the 1960s using documentary film footage and interviews with some of the participants.

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A Nation of law? 1968-1971 1990

By the late 1960's, the anger in the poorer urban areas over charges of police brutality was smoldering. In Chicago, Fred Hampton formed a Black Panther Party chapter. During this same period, inmates at New York's Attica Prison took over the prison in an effort to publicize intolerable conditions.

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Not for ourselves alone the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony 1999?

v. 300. Revolution -- v. 301 Failure is impossibleThe dramatic, little-known story of one of the most compelling friendships in American history. Elizabeth Stanton and Susan Anthony were born into a world ruled entirely by men. By the time their lives were over, they had changed for the better the lives of a majority of American citizens. Their personal relationship was often turbulent but they never wavered in their shared belief that equality was the birthright of every woman, and for more than half a century led the fight to make that dream a reality. An account of these two women's struggle against slavery and for women's suffrage in the United State is provided.

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Off our knees 1988

Nineteen eighty-eight marked the 20th anniversary of the continuous mass struggle in the North since the formation of the Civil Rights Movement in Ireland. This video represents the views of those who were there at the beginning, who have continued and grown with the struggle and who are determined to carry on until civil rights, justice and freedom have been attained.

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One woman, one vote 1995

Documents the 70-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances, infighting, betrayals and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote. Historical footage is enhanced with vocal performances, and interviews with historians provide the viewer with both current and historical perspectives.

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One woman, one vote 1995

Documents the 72-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances, infighting, betrayals and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote. Historical footage is enhanced with vocal performances, and interviews with historians provide the viewer with both current and historical perspectives.

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Palante, siempre palante! The Young Lords 1996

In the mid-60's from Chicago to New York City and other urban centers, the Young Lords emerged to demand decent living conditions and raised a militant voice for the empowerment of the Puerto Rican people in the United States. This documentary surveys Puerto Rican history, the Young Lords activities and philosophy, the torturous end of the organization and its inspiring legacy, through camera interviews, archival footage, photographs and music.

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Philadelphia 1994

Powerful story of two competing lawyers who join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination.

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A. Philip Randolph for jobs & freedom 1996

Music: Jesus is a rock in the weary land -- La Guiablesse: Entrance of Les Porteuse -- Night -- Let's all be Americans now -- On Jersey shore -- Get on board -- Now let me fly -- Pullman porter blues -- Hold the fort -- Mean low blues -- Happy days are here again -- Defense factory blues -- I'm so glad -- We shall overcomeBiography of the African American labor leader, journalist, and civil rights activist, A. Philip Randolph. Randolph won the first national labor agreement for a black union, The Sleeping Car porters. His threat of a protest march on Washington forced President Roosevelt to ban segregation in the federal government and defense industries at the onset of WWII and later he forced Truman to integrate the military. Finally with the 1963 March on Washington, Randolph succeeded in placing civil rights at the forefront of the nation's legislative agenda as he passed the torch to Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes music of the labor and civil rights movements.

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Physical/mental ability issues 2001

Focusing on people with disabilities, this video addresses the high rate of discrimination faced by people with disabilities and explores some of the false assumptions and prejudices that fuel this discrimination.

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Picture power, 1963 1999

"President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The Civil Rights Movement. Vietnam. Man's first steps on the moon. All became, through television, the shared experiences of humankind thanks to the immediacy of the small screen."--Container.

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Pink triangles a study of prejudice against lesbians and gay men 1982

Takes a look at the nature of discrimination against lesbians and gay men and challenges some of society's attitudes toward homosexuality. Also examines historical and contemporary patterns of racial, religious, political, and sexual persecution.

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A Place of rage 1991

Prominent black women comment upon experiences of Afro-American women, upon racial discrimination and its effects upon the American culture and make suggestions which they hope will improve the future. Includes historical footage of civil rights movement in the 1960's.

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Playing unfair the media image of the female athlete 2002

Taking the field: the impact of Title IX -- Out of uniform: the media backlash against female athletes -- Playing along: empowerment or expolitation? -- The glass closet: homophobia in sport and sports media -- Fair play: women athletes in actionIt has been 30 years since Title IX legislation granted women equal playing time, but the male-dominated world of sports journalism has yet to catch up with the law. Coverage of women's sport lags far behind men's, and focuses on female athletes femininity and sexuality over their achievements on the court and field.

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Racism 1996

One of a 26-part series that offers a comprehensive look at the many facets of the twentieth century, including rare archival footage and interviews with participants in major events. This segment looks at race relations during the century. The 1900s witnessed a remarkable period in race relations: on one hand, great strides were made in bringing equal rights to people around the globe; conversely, the century also witnessed the most barbaric crimes ever committed against humanity.

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Radio, racism and foreign policy 1978

A documentary presentation on the relationship between American public opinion and foreign policy during the 1920s. Includes coverage of the imposition of strict immigration quotas and a period of racism and ethnic discrimination as the United States tries to isolate herself after World War I, and of the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928.

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Resolved, the death penalty is a good thing 1994

Issues debated include: Is the death penalty a deterrent to crime? How often are innocent people executed by mistake? Is execution cruel and unusual punishment, as forbidden by the Constitution? Is the death penalty as it is actually carried out racially discriminatory? Is it uncivilized? Or is it a necessary and proper moral component of a civilized society?

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Rigoberta Menchú broken silence 1993

Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchú, speaks about her efforts to unite indigenous people, attain rights, fight discrimination, and integrate the Guatemalan parliament with indigenous and non-indigenous people.

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Rites 1991

This program explores the custom of female circumcision which has been commonplace throughout history and is still practiced in many cultures. It discusses the efforts of women throughout the world to stop the practice.

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The Road to Brown the untold story of the man who killed Jim Crow 1990

Documentary on segregation in the South and the legal campaign against it. Profiles black lawyer Charles Houston, whose work in attacking the segregation laws ("Jim Crow") ultimately led to the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education case.

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Road to freedom 1994

When racial violence results in the rape of a young woman and the brutal murder of a fellow church deacon, Vernon Johns calls to his middle class black congregation to stand up for their rights.

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Roots in the sand 1998

Through a combined use of extensive archival material and personal interviews, this documentary examines the lives of the Sikh, Moslem and Hindu immigrants of the early 20th century who farmed California's desert regions, particularly the Imperial Valley. There they had to circumvent racism, miscegenation laws, barriers to land ownership and citizenship and even Anglo farmers seeking vengeance.

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Satya a prayer for the enemy 1993

Focuses on personal testimonies of Tibetan Buddhist nuns who have taken the lead in resisting Chinese occupation in Tibet.

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Satya Chitra Subah 199?

Sulabha decides to take charge of a women's rehabilitation center in a small Indian town. There she has to contend with the gross corruption and greed which further exploits and victimises the women in her care. The governors of the institution eventually make life so difficult for her that she has to resign. When she returns home, her husband informs her that he has taken a mistress. Sulabha leaves her home determined to make a life for herself.

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The Second American revolution 1988

Hosts Bill Moyers, Ruby Dee, and Ossie Davis examine the search of Blacks for racial equality in twentieth-century America. Includes archival film and still photographs of the great personalities and events of the freedom movement.

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Shackled women abuses of a patriarchal world 1999

This program assess second- and third-world abuses of women's rights by the male establishment and examines how female collaboration sometimes contributes to their perpetuation. Focuses on topics such as dowry deaths, female circumcision, the Islamic zina law, the rigors of hijab, and child prostitution. Some content may be objectionable.

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Skin deep, 1960 1999

Examines the fight against legal, institutionalized racism in the United States and South Africa. Chronicles the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and the struggle for civil rights in the United States.

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Sojourner Truth ain't I a woman 1989

In the middle 1800's, at the age of 46, Sojourner Truth set out across New England, speaking at prayer meetings and gatherings. Although she was plain-spoken and uneducated, audiences were moved. She became known for her persuasive ability to speak about politics, religion, slavery and women's rights.

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Sonia Sanchez wear the new day well! 1991

Sonia Sanchez, poet, teacher, and activist, reads from her books and tells about her life. The impact on her of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and the MOVE incident in Philadelphia is discussed.

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Still revolutionaries 2000

This compelling documentary explores the lives of two women who were in the Black Panther Party between 1969 and 1975. Katherine Campbell and Madalynn Rucker reflect on the reasons and events that led to their joining the Black Panthers, the type of work they did within the Party, and the challenges they faced as they chose to leave it and reconstruct their lives.

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The strange demise of Jim Crow 1998

Told by the participants themselves, this documentary reveals the behind-the-scenes compromises, negotiations, and the controversial news black-outs which helped bring about the quiet desegregation of commercial establishments in Houston, Texas.

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The struggle for racial equality : the civil rights movement, 1948-1963 1970

Fifteen years of non-violent protest for desegregation and racial justice from the 1948 political secession of the South to the 1963 March on Washington. Includes statements by Presidents, George Wallace, and Black leaders.

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Struggles in steel a story of African-American steelworkers 1996

Interviews with more than 70 retired black steelworkers who tell of struggles with the company, the union and white co-workers to break out of the black job ghetto. Film traces a century of black industrial history--the use of blacks as strikebreakers against the all-white union during the 1892 Homestead Strike, the Great Migration of fieldworkers to the North in World War I, the racial divisions between workers during the Great Steel Strike of 1919 and the ultimate success of the CIO organizing drives of the 1930s.

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A Tale of "O" on being different 1978

Using animation, explores the consequences of token representation in any group. Looks at what happens to any new and different kind of person in a work group and how the situation can be managed.

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Teaching tolerance 1992

An overview of the Southern Poverty Law Center, its memorial and its commitment to the fight against racism, the Klan and other hate groups, and prejudice against African-Americans, poor whites and immigrant groups such as the Vietmanese, not just in the South but in Kentucky, Texas--wherever the fight is needed.

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These girls are missing 199?

"... in many African countries, fewer than 20% of girls ever enter a classroom, and across the continent, only one woman in three learns to read." "These girls are missing offers small sets of stories, sharp glimpses into a few intimate relationships layered to mirror the complex reality ..."--Container.

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A time for justice 2001

Depicts the major events of the American civil rights movement up until the passage of the 1964 Voting Rights Act with eyewitness accounts and original footage.

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To be black ; Walk in my shoes 1961-1969

Examines the frustrations and experiences of being black in a white dominated America. Includes interviews and film clips.

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To serve my country, to serve my race 1997

Using interviews and archival footage, the program shows the contribution black women in the military made to World War II and the discrimination they encountered.

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The two nations of black America 1998

Measures the economic and social success of the civil rights movement and the gap between middle class and poor African-Americans.

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The Uncompromising revolution 1988

This documentary presents a candid and on-the-whole positive overview of Communist Cuba thirty years after its revolution of 1959. A variety of citizens including women and intellectuals share their views of social and economic life in Cuba before and after the revolution. Accusations of civil rights abuses, especially those against prisoners and homosexuals are countered. A capsule history of Cuba since its independence from Spain as well as a history of its relations with the United States both before and after the revolution is presented.

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Waiting to go 2001

This program follows a Palestinian doctor working in the PLO-funded Haifa hospital in Burj el-Barajneh refugee camp, Beirut. She earns $200 per month and she is forbidden in any Lebanese hospital. Other refugees with degrees are allowed to pick oranges, but none are allowed to rebuild their houses. Those who can get out do, but all hope to one day return to their villages in Palestine.

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We can change the world 1991

Examines the heady idealism of the 1960's when it seemed posible that youth could change the world ; when more teenagers entered college than ever before ; when John F. Kennedy inspired social and political activism on both the left and the right ; and when the civil rights movement reached a peak of influence, involvement, and momentum.

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Who killed Vincent Chin? 1988

This academy award nominated film relates the brutal murder of 27-year-old Vincent Chin in a Detroit bar. Outraged at the suspended sentence that was given Ron Ebens, who bludgeoned Chin to death, the Asian-American community organized an unprecedented civil rights protest to successfully bring Ebens up for retrial.

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Who owns the past? 2000

Explores the attitudes and behavior of European Americans toward the remains of Native Americans from the earliest European settlement in America to the 1990's with the discovery of "Kennewick Man" by the Columbia River in Washington, whether those remains were located in burials or the result of death in battle. The late 20th century movement by Indians to reclaim their ancestors' remains succeeded to a considerable degree, but conflicts with goals of scientists continue.

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Why can't we live together 2001

Features correspondent Tom Brokaw examining discrimination and discriminatory policies in housing in the United States.

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The Willmar 8 1979

Follows the efforts of eight women bank employees in the small town of Willmar, Minnesota, who go on strike for almost two years to obtain equal rights as women workers.

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Women on the march, Part I (Motion picture) Records the tempertuous struggle for equal rights that has characterized the suffragette movement since it began in England before the turn of the century, explaining that the movement thrived on imprisonment, martyrdom and exile, and soon caught the attention of the world. Includes views of women who have contributed to the suffragette movement.

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The wreckers 1997

"The fight for women's voting rights is told through the writings of two turn-of-the-century suffragettes--Ethel Smyth and Sarah Bennett"--Container.

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Yuri Kochiyama passion for justice 1993

Explores Yuri Kochiyama's 30 years of political activism for people of color in the United States.

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