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American Experience, Season 12, Episode 10, Interview with historian James Horton, 3 of 5
directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, in American Experience, Season 12, Episode 10 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 28 mins
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Fer...
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directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, in American Experience, Season 12, Episode 10 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 28 mins
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Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Horton talks about Frederick Douglass - thought John Brown charismatic but too...
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Horton talks about Frederick Douglass - thought John Brown charismatic but too idealistic, Douglass/Brown - impressed each other, Gerrit Smith - land for blacks to vote, John Brown in black community, North Elba - John Brown in black community, home, important place, Abolitionists - not all believed in racial equality, John Brown did friends, Free blacks - committed to abolition, helped escaping slaves, Fugitive Slave Law - no right of self defense, Douglass, Boston, Dred Scott - 3 points, Plan - blacks ready for war, black military groups elsewhere, Plan - blacks awaiting the opportunity, Kansas - contested territory precursor to Civil War
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Robert Kenner, fl. 1971
Date Published / Released
2000, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
James O. Horton, 1943-2017, Gerrit Smith, 1797-1874, John Brown, 1800-1859, Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895
Topic / Theme
Abolitionists, Equal rights, Laws and legislation, Black community, Interracial relations, Slavery, Dred Scott Decision, 1857, Kansas-Nebraska Act Enacted, U.S., May 30, 1854, Fugitive Slave Act, U.S., September 18, 1850, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global He...
Abolitionists, Equal rights, Laws and legislation, Black community, Interracial relations, Slavery, Dred Scott Decision, 1857, Kansas-Nebraska Act Enacted, U.S., May 30, 1854, Fugitive Slave Act, U.S., September 18, 1850, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Subject
Abolitionists, Equal rights, Laws and legislation, Black community, Interracial relations, Slavery
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American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12, Interview with Delores Boyd, 1 of 2
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston and American Experience Films; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 9 mins
Delores Boyd was 11 when she went to the meeting of Freedom Riders at the First Baptist Church, Montgomery.
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston and American Experience Films; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 9 mins
Description
Delores Boyd was 11 when she went to the meeting of Freedom Riders at the First Baptist Church, Montgomery.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston, American Experience Films
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Delores Boyd, 1950-
Topic / Theme
Social movements, Segregation, Black community, Church services, Civil rights, Community events, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, War and Violence, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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© 2011-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
Subject
Social movements, Segregation, Black community, Church services, Civil rights, Community events
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American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12, Interview with Glenda Gaither Davis, 2 of 2
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017 and Stanley Nelson, 1955-, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 22 mins
Glenda Gaither Davis: Student at Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC) on the New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi (Illinois Central RR), May 30, 1961
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017 and Stanley Nelson, 1955-, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience, Season 23, Episode 12 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 22 mins
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Glenda Gaither Davis: Student at Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC) on the New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi (Illinois Central RR), May 30, 1961
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, Stanley Nelson, 1955-, American Experience Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience
Person Discussed
Glenda Gaither Davis, 1943-
Topic / Theme
Racism, Segregation, Student activism and activists, Black community, Newspapers, Imprisonment, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, The Sixties (1960–1974), Americans, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
© 2011-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
Subject
Racism, Segregation, Student activism and activists, Black community, Newspapers, Imprisonment
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Bayard Rustin: Debate with Malcolm X (Excerpts)
produced by Educational Video Group (Greenwood, IN: Educational Video Group, 1962), 1 min
This video presents excerpts from Bayard Rustin's debate with Malcolm X.
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produced by Educational Video Group (Greenwood, IN: Educational Video Group, 1962), 1 min
Description
This video presents excerpts from Bayard Rustin's debate with Malcolm X.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Speech/Address
Contributor
Educational Video Group
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
Educational Video Group
Speaker / Narrator
Bayard Rustin, 1912-1987
Person Discussed
Bayard Rustin, 1912-1987
Topic / Theme
Black community, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1962 by Educational Media Group
Subject
Black community
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Birthright: A Story of the Negro - and the South
directed by Oscar Micheaux, 1884-1951; produced by Alice B. Russell, 1892-1984 and Oscar Micheaux, 1884-1951, Micheaux Film (New York, NY: Kino Lorber, 2016), 1 hour 14 mins
This collection of the works of America's legendary first African-American filmmakers is the only one of its kind.
This film, directed by Oscar Micheaux, is about an African American Harvard graduate who returns home to the South and confronts racism.
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directed by Oscar Micheaux, 1884-1951; produced by Alice B. Russell, 1892-1984 and Oscar Micheaux, 1884-1951, Micheaux Film (New York, NY: Kino Lorber, 2016), 1 hour 14 mins
Description
This collection of the works of America's legendary first African-American filmmakers is the only one of its kind.
This film, directed by Oscar Micheaux, is about an African American Harvard graduate who returns home to the South and confronts racism.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Alice B. Russell, 1892-1984, Oscar Micheaux, 1884-1951, Micheaux Film
Author / Creator
Oscar Micheaux, 1884-1951
Date Published / Released
1939, 2016
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Topic / Theme
Education, Black community, Racism, Americans, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © United States Kino Lorber
Subject
Education, Black community, Racism
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Black American Experience, Famous Activists: Paul Robeson & Richard Wright
directed by Rex Barnett, fl. 1990; produced by Rex Barnett, fl. 1990, in Black American Experience (Los Angeles, CA - Venice: TMW Media Group, 1995), 1 hour 26 mins
Paul Robeson: One of the most talented performers of his time and a dedicated humanitarian who ultimately sacrificed fame and fortune for what he believed in. Richard Wright: A major influence on world literature and politics, who brought the Black Experience to the forefront of social discourse.
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directed by Rex Barnett, fl. 1990; produced by Rex Barnett, fl. 1990, in Black American Experience (Los Angeles, CA - Venice: TMW Media Group, 1995), 1 hour 26 mins
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Paul Robeson: One of the most talented performers of his time and a dedicated humanitarian who ultimately sacrificed fame and fortune for what he believed in. Richard Wright: A major influence on world literature and politics, who brought the Black Experience to the forefront of social discourse. Adult
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rex Barnett, fl. 1990
Author / Creator
Rex Barnett, fl. 1990
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
TMW Media Group
Series
Black American Experience
Person Discussed
Lester Rodney, fl. 1993, Richard Wright, 1908-1960, Paul Robeson, 1898-1976
Topic / Theme
Humanitarian values, Black community
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 TMW Media Group. All rights reserved.
Subject
Humanitarian values, Black community
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Black Journal 1968
produced by William W. Greaves, in Black Journal, 1968 (New York, NY: William Greaves Productions, 1968), 6 hours 59 mins
Black Journal #1, 1968.061. Crisis in Mass Media: "It's in to be Black", a satire by Godfrey Cambridge. 2. An interview with Huey Newton, from an Oakland prison, on the future of the Black Panthers. 3. A report on the Poor Peoples' campaign as seen by Earl Caldwell of the New York Times. 4. Prospect of the future...
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produced by William W. Greaves, in Black Journal, 1968 (New York, NY: William Greaves Productions, 1968), 6 hours 59 mins
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Black Journal #1, 1968.061. Crisis in Mass Media: "It's in to be Black", a satire by Godfrey Cambridge. 2. An interview with Huey Newton, from an Oakland prison, on the future of the Black Panthers. 3. A report on the Poor Peoples' campaign as seen by Earl Caldwell of the New York Times. 4. Prospect of the future from Black graduating seniors' point of view, study of attitudes toward the war. the draft and Black power. 5. Coretta King addresses H...
Black Journal #1, 1968.061. Crisis in Mass Media: "It's in to be Black", a satire by Godfrey Cambridge. 2. An interview with Huey Newton, from an Oakland prison, on the future of the Black Panthers. 3. A report on the Poor Peoples' campaign as seen by Earl Caldwell of the New York Times. 4. Prospect of the future from Black graduating seniors' point of view, study of attitudes toward the war. the draft and Black power. 5. Coretta King addresses Harvard class day. 6. The New Breed, Harlem manufacturer of African style clothing. 7. Portrait of a jockey.
Black Journal #2, 1968.07 1. A report on Black leadership, including coverage of the explosive CORE convention held July 5-6 in Columbus. Ohio. 2. Interviews with John Wilson (SNCC) and Roy Innis of CORE. 3. Developments in Slack theatre as seen by actor William Marshall and playwright Ed Bullins whose play "A Son Come Home" is excerpted. 4. Leon Bibb looks at regional differences in children's games. 5. Boston schools - bussing to suburbia and progressive ghetto schools. 6. Report of research on sickle cell anemia, a genetic blood disorder disease.
Black Journal #3, 1968.08 1. Reactions of Black press to the Nixon-Agnew ticket. 2. Post-Miami commentary by Claude Lewis of the Philadelphia Bulletin and an interview with convention delegate Thurman Dodson at Washington, D.C., chairman of the Concerned Afro-American Republicans 3. Focus on the Loyal Democrats of Mississippi, a coalition of dissident groups planning to challenge the state's regular delegation in Chicago. 4. An interview with Charles Evers of the NAACP. 5. A special report on Biafra. 6. A profile of director Melvin Van Peebles, "The story of a Three Day Pass." Mr. Van Peebles is the first Black director of a major international film. 7. A study of self-determination in all-Black Roosevelt City, Alabama.
Black Journal #4, 1968.09 1. This program, utilizing a magazine format, features an interview on the political value of Black power with Dr. Nathan Wright, chairman of the Third National Conference on Black Power. 2. An interview with Arthur Ashe, immediately after attaining the Men's Singles title at the U.S. Open Championship in Forest Hills. 3. Karate as an expression of life. 4. Musician Billy Taylor, writer Betty Lomax and John Blair, among others, discuss Black artists and ways in which they are organizing to insure their economic survival and end the traditional economic exploitation of their talents. 5. Examination of the impact of the Black revolt on ''Negro'' family life. 6. The role of major universities in the slums of such cities as New York, Philadelphia and Chicago. 7. A study of the growth of a Louisiana cooperative, originally organized as a farming enterprise by a Black parish priest, which has taken on a manufacturing function as well.
Black Journal #5, 1968.10 1. The emergence of Georgia legislator Julian Bond. 2. Links between African and Afro-American art. 3. School decentralization - discussed by a panel of students from schools throughout the country. 4. The struggle for liberation in Mozambique. 5. The influence of the Black vote in the upcoming election as seen by Dr. Charles Hamilton, chairman of the Political Science Department at Roosevelt University.
Black Journal #6, 1968.11 1. A study of police attitudes points up the disparity between job and race, especially in the case of revolts in the ghetto. 2. A study of the murals of artist Earl Sweeting tracing stages of ancient African history. 3. Reflections on the recent elections. 4. A profile of the Afro-American dance demonstrated by the Eleo Pomare Company.
Black Journal #7, 1968.12 1. Black Journal looks back over the past year in Black America, segment includes filmed interviews with such leaders as the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, Ron Karenga and men on the street. 2. Two panel discussions focus on events of 1968 as they affected the Black community, featuring Kathleen Cleaver, Communications Secretary of the Black Panthers; LeRoi Jones, poet-playwright; leader-author, Claude Brown; Robert Johnson editor of Jet Magazine: author-actor, Julian Mayfield (Up-Tight); author-historian, Richard B. Moore; Bill Strickland, former executive director of Northern Student Movement; Alexander Allen, eastern regional director of the Urban League and Dan Watts, editor of "Liberator" Magazine.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview, Performance, Documentary, Panel discussion
Contributor
William W. Greaves
Date Published / Released
1968
Publisher
William Greaves Productions
Series
Black Journal
Person Discussed
Julian Bond, 1940-2015, Arthur Ashe, 1943-1993, Melvin Van Peebles, 1932-
Topic / Theme
Race and culture, Social activism and activists, Public health, Black community, African-Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1968 William Greaves Productions
Subject
Race and culture, Social activism and activists, Public health, Black community, African-Americans
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Black Journal 1969 Part 1
produced by William W. Greaves, in Black Journal, 1969 Part 1 (New York, NY: William Greaves Productions, 1969), 5 hours 54 mins
Black Journal #8, 1969.01 1. The outlook for 1969 vis -a-vis Black Americans, particularly in the areas of economics, politics, and community control. Participants on the program included panelists listed in program #7 plus filmed interviews with publisher Carlton Goodlett, Ron Karenga, actor James Brown, politica...
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produced by William W. Greaves, in Black Journal, 1969 Part 1 (New York, NY: William Greaves Productions, 1969), 5 hours 54 mins
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Black Journal #8, 1969.01 1. The outlook for 1969 vis -a-vis Black Americans, particularly in the areas of economics, politics, and community control. Participants on the program included panelists listed in program #7 plus filmed interviews with publisher Carlton Goodlett, Ron Karenga, actor James Brown, political scientist Dr. Charles Hamilton, religious leaders Rev. Albert Cleague and Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. 2. Ex...
Black Journal #8, 1969.01 1. The outlook for 1969 vis -a-vis Black Americans, particularly in the areas of economics, politics, and community control. Participants on the program included panelists listed in program #7 plus filmed interviews with publisher Carlton Goodlett, Ron Karenga, actor James Brown, political scientist Dr. Charles Hamilton, religious leaders Rev. Albert Cleague and Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. 2. Exclusive interview with Judge William Booth, former commissioner of Human Rights Commission of the city of NY.Black Journal #9, 1969.02 1. A look at Harlem's Apollo Theatre where many Black stars have launched their careers after appearing on the Apollo Theatre's Amateur Hour. 2. Afro-American styles. 3. Interview with Judge William Booth, former chairman of the Human Rights Commission of New York City. 4. Crisis in Medicine - an examination of the need for more medical care in the ghettos of America. This extensive study was originated by Lou House, a board member of the Council of Bio-Medical Careers in Chicago. 5. A tribute to Malcolm X - including an interview with his widow, Sister Betty Shabazz. Black Journal #10, 1969.03 1. This program features two filmed segments dealing with Black politics and community health and welfare in the South today. 2. A tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. 3. A look at the Schomberg collection in New York.Black Journal #11, 1969.04 1. A look at the Black cultural achievements in the South. This segment looks at modern dance group at North Carolina College, an improvised drama by the Dashiki Theatre in New Orleans, an art class under Dr. John Biggers at Texas Southern University; and music compositions of Roger Dickerson in New Orleans. 2. Black economics in the South; visits Black Journal Atlanta and New Orleans, also as well as rural areas to report on the Crawfordville enterprises and the East Georgia Farmer's Co-operatives. 3. A tribute to Paul Robeson. Black Journal #12, 1969.05 1. A tribute to Malcolm X (replay). 2. A report from Cornell University regarding Black students' movements. Also Black student movements in the South. 3. An executive interview with Clifford Alexander, former chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, with reporters James Booker and Robert Maynard. 4. Just Like You - an original poem with film by Osborne Smith. Black Journal #13, 1969.06 Review of the past year: Black Panthers (Repeat Huey Newton from Program #1 6/12/68). Black Journal #14, 1969.07 Black Culture: Percival Borde, Eleo Pomare, Review of past programs Dance, Deep SouthBlack Journal #15, 1969.08 South Africa Black Journal #16, 1969.09 Pan African Cultural Festival in Algeria, Interviews with Cleaver and Carmichael Black Journal #17, 1969.10 Comedy skit, Black politics, Nina Simone Black Journal #18, 1969.11 Malcolm X, Liberation University, Music - Black producers -Tom Wilson, Walter Bishop, Del Shields, Record business - Motown Records, Athletes on racism Black Journal #19, 1969.12 Charles Hamilton comments on the past decade, Two Black Panthers Slain (Panel discussion including Masai Hewitt, Minister of Education - (also Program #25 - 6/60)."And Still We Survive" a film about the events of the 1960's, Roberta Flack, Nikki Giovanni
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview, Performance, Documentary, Panel discussion
Contributor
William W. Greaves
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
William Greaves Productions
Series
Black Journal
Speaker / Narrator
Lou House, fl. 1969, William W. Greaves
Person Discussed
Lou House, fl. 1969, William W. Greaves, Fannie Lou Hamer, 1918-1977, Julian Bond, 1940-2015, William Booth, 1922-2006, Betty Shabazz, 1934-1997, Malcolm X, 1925-1965, Paul Robeson, 1898-1976, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968
Topic / Theme
Race and culture, Social activism and activists, Public health, Black community, African-Americans, Agricultural cooperatives
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1969 William Greaves Productions
Subject
Race and culture, Social activism and activists, Public health, Black community, African-Americans, Agricultural cooperatives
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Black New Yorkers
written by New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York, NY: New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 2017),
Source: blacknewyorkers-nypl.org
Source: blacknewyorkers-nypl.org
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written by New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York, NY: New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 2017),
Source: blacknewyorkers-nypl.org
Source: blacknewyorkers-nypl.org
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
General reference website
Author / Creator
New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Topic / Theme
Black community
Subject
Black community
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Tony Brown's Journal, Black No More
directed by Wally Ashby, fl. 1989-2016; produced by Tony Brown, 1933-, Tony Brown Productions; interview by Tony Brown, 1933-, in Tony Brown's Journal (New York, NY: Tony Brown Productions, 2004), 25 mins
This 2004 episode of Tony Brown's Journal is a discussion of racial identity issues among African-Americans with author Debra Dickerson.
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directed by Wally Ashby, fl. 1989-2016; produced by Tony Brown, 1933-, Tony Brown Productions; interview by Tony Brown, 1933-, in Tony Brown's Journal (New York, NY: Tony Brown Productions, 2004), 25 mins
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This 2004 episode of Tony Brown's Journal is a discussion of racial identity issues among African-Americans with author Debra Dickerson.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Tony Brown, 1933-, Tony Brown Productions
Author / Creator
Wally Ashby, fl. 1989-2016, Tony Brown, 1933-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Tony Brown Productions
Series
Tony Brown's Journal
Person Discussed
Debra Dickerson, 1959-
Topic / Theme
Black community, African-Americans, Black Studies, American Indians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Tony Brown Productions Inc. All rights reserved.
Subject
Black community, African-Americans
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