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Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1, Origins
directed by Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films and Kunhardt Films, in Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent,...
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directed by Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films and Kunhardt Films, in Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
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In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizati...
In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world. Professor Gates travels the length and breadth of Africa to chronicle the continent's history from a firmly African perspective. His journey takes him from the city of Great Zimbabwe, to the pyramids of Meroe, and the spectacular rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia. The epic story that he tells is full of surprises and unexpected connections, helping us to appreciate the collective and individual genius of Africans who, across thousands of years, built civilizations and empires, fought wars, established great cities, furthered and spread learning, and created some of the most sublime art and architecture in human history.This episode is a journey with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Kenya, Egypt and beyond as he discovers the origins of man, the formation of early human societies and the creation of significant cultural and scientific achievements on the African continent.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films
Author / Creator
Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Africa's Great Civilizations
Topic / Theme
Sculpture, Ancient civilizations, Historic research for anthropology, Archaeological artifacts, Homo sapiens, Humans and human ancestors, Egyptians, Africans
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American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 2, Fighting Back (1957–1962)
directed by Judith Vecchione; produced by Judith Vecchione, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1986), 57 mins
States' rights loyalists and federal authorities collide in the 1957 battle to integrate Little Rock's Central High School, and again in James Meredith's 1962 challenge to segregation at the University of Mississippi. Both times, a Southern governor squares off with a U.S. president, violence erupts — and integr...
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directed by Judith Vecchione; produced by Judith Vecchione, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1986), 57 mins
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States' rights loyalists and federal authorities collide in the 1957 battle to integrate Little Rock's Central High School, and again in James Meredith's 1962 challenge to segregation at the University of Mississippi. Both times, a Southern governor squares off with a U.S. president, violence erupts — and integration is carried out.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Judith Vecchione, Blackside (Production company), Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Author / Creator
Judith Vecchione
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience: Eyes on the Prize
Speaker / Narrator
Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Person Discussed
James Howard Meredith, 1933-
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Social activism and activists, University of Mississippi Riot, September 30, 1962, Desegregation of Schools, Little Rock, AR, September 2-September 25, 1957, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 3, Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960–1961)
directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1986), 57 mins
Black college students take a leadership role in the civil rights movement as lunch counter sit-ins spread across the South. "Freedom Riders" also try to desegregate interstate buses, but they are brutally attacked as they travel.
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directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1986), 57 mins
Description
Black college students take a leadership role in the civil rights movement as lunch counter sit-ins spread across the South. "Freedom Riders" also try to desegregate interstate buses, but they are brutally attacked as they travel.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Blackside (Production company), Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Author / Creator
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience: Eyes on the Prize
Speaker / Narrator
Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Social activism and activists, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, Nashville Lunch-Counter Desegregation Sit-ins, February-April 1960, Lunch Counter Sit-ins, U.S. South, 1960, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 4, The Promised Land (1967–68)
directed by Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953- and Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993; produced by Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993 and Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
Martin Luther King stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. One year before his death, he publicly opposes the war in Vietnam. His Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) embarks on an ambitious Poor People's Campaign. In the midst of political organizing, King d...
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directed by Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953- and Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993; produced by Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993 and Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
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Martin Luther King stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. One year before his death, he publicly opposes the war in Vietnam. His Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) embarks on an ambitious Poor People's Campaign. In the midst of political organizing, King detours to support striking sanitation workers in Memphis, where he is assassinated. King's death and the failure of his final campaign...
Martin Luther King stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. One year before his death, he publicly opposes the war in Vietnam. His Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) embarks on an ambitious Poor People's Campaign. In the midst of political organizing, King detours to support striking sanitation workers in Memphis, where he is assassinated. King's death and the failure of his final campaign mark the end of a major stream of the movement.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993, Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-, Blackside (Production company), Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Author / Creator
Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-, Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993
Date Published / Released
1990, 2006
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience: Eyes on the Prize
Speaker / Narrator
Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Person Discussed
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Social activism and activists, Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., Assassination, Memphis, TN, April 4, 1968, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 6, A Nation of Law? (1968–71)
directed by Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981, Thomas Ott, 1966- and Louis Massiah, 1955-; produced by Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981, Thomas Ott, fl. 1990 and Louis Massiah, 1955-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
Black activism is increasingly met with a sometimes violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement agencies. In Chicago, two Black Panther Party leaders are killed in a pre-dawn raid by police acting on information supplied by an FBI informant. In the wake of President Nixon's call to "law a...
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directed by Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981, Thomas Ott, 1966- and Louis Massiah, 1955-; produced by Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981, Thomas Ott, fl. 1990 and Louis Massiah, 1955-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
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Black activism is increasingly met with a sometimes violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement agencies. In Chicago, two Black Panther Party leaders are killed in a pre-dawn raid by police acting on information supplied by an FBI informant. In the wake of President Nixon's call to "law and order," stepped-up arrests push the already poor conditions at New York's Attica State Prison to the limit. A five-day inmate takeov...
Black activism is increasingly met with a sometimes violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement agencies. In Chicago, two Black Panther Party leaders are killed in a pre-dawn raid by police acting on information supplied by an FBI informant. In the wake of President Nixon's call to "law and order," stepped-up arrests push the already poor conditions at New York's Attica State Prison to the limit. A five-day inmate takeover calling the public's attention to the conditions leaves 43 men dead: four killed by inmates, 39 by police.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
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Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981, Thomas Ott, fl. 1990, Louis Massiah, 1955-, Blackside (Production company), Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Author / Creator
Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981, Thomas Ott, 1966-, Louis Massiah, 1955-
Date Published / Released
1990, 2006
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience: Eyes on the Prize
Speaker / Narrator
Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Topic / Theme
Social activism and activists, Civil rights, FBI Raid on Black Panthers, Chicago, IL, December 4, 1969, Attica Correctional Facility Riot, Attica, NY, September 1971, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 7, The Keys to the Kingdom (1974–80)
directed by Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993 and Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-; produced by Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993 and Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
In the 1970s, antidiscrimination legal rights gained in past decades by the civil rights movement are put to the test. In Boston, some whites violently resist a federal court school desegregation order. Atlanta's first black mayor, Maynard Jackson, proves that affirmative action can work, but the Bakke Supreme Cou...
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directed by Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993 and Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-; produced by Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993 and Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
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In the 1970s, antidiscrimination legal rights gained in past decades by the civil rights movement are put to the test. In Boston, some whites violently resist a federal court school desegregation order. Atlanta's first black mayor, Maynard Jackson, proves that affirmative action can work, but the Bakke Supreme Court case challenges that policy.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993, Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-, Blackside (Production company), Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Author / Creator
Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993, Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1990, 2006
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience: Eyes on the Prize
Speaker / Narrator
Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Social activism and activists, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, Supreme Court Decision, U.S., 1978, Political and Social Movements, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience, Part 3, The Abolitionists - Part 3
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Molly Jacobs, 1980-, Kathryn Lord, fl. 2005-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Part 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2013), 53 mins
Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. Called by many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy, these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important ci...
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Molly Jacobs, 1980-, Kathryn Lord, fl. 2005-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Part 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2013), 53 mins
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Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. Called by many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy, these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history. What began as a pacifist movement fueled by persuasion and prayer became a fiery and furious st...
Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. Called by many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy, these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history. What began as a pacifist movement fueled by persuasion and prayer became a fiery and furious struggle that forever changed the nation.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Molly Jacobs, 1980-, Kathryn Lord, fl. 2005-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, WGBH Boston, Oliver Platt, 1960-
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Oliver Platt, 1960-
Person Discussed
Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811-1896, Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879
Topic / Theme
Abolitionists, War, Emancipation Proclamation, U.S., September 22, 1862, John Brown, Execution, Charles Town, WV, December 2, 1859, Pottawatomie Massacre, May 24-25, 1856, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, Dred Scott Decision, 1857, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Family and Culture, African Americans, Americans
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American Masters, Sammy Davis Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
directed by Sam Pollard, fl. 1989; produced by Sally Rosenthal, fl. 1999 and Michael Kantor, fl. 1990, Thirteen Productions, ZDF Television and ARTE, in American Masters (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 1 hour 40 mins
He was "Mr. Entertainment," a show-business meteor who blazed across the twentieth century. Sammy Davis, Jr. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, so vast and multi-faceted that it was dizzying in its scope and scale. Yet, his life was complex, complicated, and contradictory. Sammy Davis, Jr.: I'...
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directed by Sam Pollard, fl. 1989; produced by Sally Rosenthal, fl. 1999 and Michael Kantor, fl. 1990, Thirteen Productions, ZDF Television and ARTE, in American Masters (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 1 hour 40 mins
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He was "Mr. Entertainment," a show-business meteor who blazed across the twentieth century. Sammy Davis, Jr. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, so vast and multi-faceted that it was dizzying in its scope and scale. Yet, his life was complex, complicated, and contradictory. Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me explores Davis' journey to create his own identity - as a black man who embraced Judaism - through the shifting tides of...
He was "Mr. Entertainment," a show-business meteor who blazed across the twentieth century. Sammy Davis, Jr. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, so vast and multi-faceted that it was dizzying in its scope and scale. Yet, his life was complex, complicated, and contradictory. Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me explores Davis' journey to create his own identity - as a black man who embraced Judaism - through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress. A veteran of increasingly outdated show business traditions, Davis strove to stay relevant, even as he found himself bracketed by the bigotry of white America and the distaste of black America. Featuring interviews with such luminaries as Billy Crystal, Norman Lear, Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg, and Kim Novak, with never-before-seen photographs from Davis' vast personal collection and footage of his electric performances, this film explores the life and art of a uniquely gifted entertainer whose trajectory highlighted the major flashpoints of American society from the Depression through the 1980s.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sally Rosenthal, fl. 1999, Michael Kantor, fl. 1990, Thirteen Productions, ZDF Television, ARTE
Author / Creator
Sam Pollard, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Masters
Person Discussed
Sammy Davis, Jr., 1925-1990
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American Masters, Season 29, Episode 2, August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand Digital
directed by Sam Pollard, fl. 1989; produced by Sam Pollard, fl. 1989 and Julie Sacks, fl. 1996, Thirteen Productions and WQED, in American Masters, Season 29, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 1 hour 25 mins
Explore the life and legacy of playwright August Wilson (1945-2005), the man some call America's Shakespeare, from his roots as an activist and poet to his indelible mark on Broadway. Film and theater luminaries including Viola Davis, Charles Dutton, Laurence Fishburne, James Earl Jones, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Phyl...
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directed by Sam Pollard, fl. 1989; produced by Sam Pollard, fl. 1989 and Julie Sacks, fl. 1996, Thirteen Productions and WQED, in American Masters, Season 29, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 1 hour 25 mins
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Explore the life and legacy of playwright August Wilson (1945-2005), the man some call America's Shakespeare, from his roots as an activist and poet to his indelible mark on Broadway. Film and theater luminaries including Viola Davis, Charles Dutton, Laurence Fishburne, James Earl Jones, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Phylicia Rashad share their stories of the career- and life-changing experience of bringing Wilson's rich theatrical voice to the stage.
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Explore the life and legacy of playwright August Wilson (1945-2005), the man some call America's Shakespeare, from his roots as an activist and poet to his indelible mark on Broadway. Film and theater luminaries including Viola Davis, Charles Dutton, Laurence Fishburne, James Earl Jones, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Phylicia Rashad share their stories of the career- and life-changing experience of bringing Wilson's rich theatrical voice to the stage.
With unprecedented access to Wilson's theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings, filmmaker Sam Pollard (Slavery by Another Name) brings to life Wilson's seminal 10-play cycle chronicling each decade of the 20th-century African-American experience, including the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning Fences and Pulitzer-winning The Piano Lesson. Family, friends, colleagues, and scholars trace Wilson's influences, creative evolution, triumphs, struggles, and quest for cultural determinism before his untimely death from liver cancer.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sam Pollard, fl. 1989, Julie Sacks, fl. 1996, Thirteen Productions, WQED, Keith David, 1956-
Author / Creator
Sam Pollard, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
2014, 2015
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Masters
Speaker / Narrator
Phylicia Rashad, 1948-, Suzan-Lori Parks, 1963-, James Earl Jones, 1931-, Laurence Fishburne, 1961-, Charles S. Dutton, 1951-, Viola Davis, 1965-, Keith David, 1956-
Person Discussed
Phylicia Rashad, 1948-, Suzan-Lori Parks, 1963-, James Earl Jones, 1931-, Laurence Fishburne, 1961-, Charles S. Dutton, 1951-, Viola Davis, 1965-, August Wilson, 1945-2005
Topic / Theme
Cultural identity, Social activism and activists, Literary occupations, Literary criticism, African Americans
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Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Part One, Out of the Shadows
directed by Leah Williams, fl. 2013-2016, Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017, Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003 and Leslie Asako Gladsjo, fl. 1988-2014; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Leah Williams, fl. 2013-2016 and Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003, Inkwell Films, McGee Media, Ark Media and Kunhardt Films, in Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Part One (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2016), 55 mins
The series begins at a crucial turning point in American history: the Selma marches that led to the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the urban rebellion that broke out in Watts just a few days later. Watts marked a new phase in the black struggle, revealing that our nation's racial issues were not confin...
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directed by Leah Williams, fl. 2013-2016, Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017, Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003 and Leslie Asako Gladsjo, fl. 1988-2014; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Leah Williams, fl. 2013-2016 and Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003, Inkwell Films, McGee Media, Ark Media and Kunhardt Films, in Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Part One (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2016), 55 mins
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The series begins at a crucial turning point in American history: the Selma marches that led to the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the urban rebellion that broke out in Watts just a few days later. Watts marked a new phase in the black struggle, revealing that our nation's racial issues were not confined to the Jim Crow South — and that true equality would not come through laws alone. African Americans wanted access to better jobs,...
The series begins at a crucial turning point in American history: the Selma marches that led to the signing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the urban rebellion that broke out in Watts just a few days later. Watts marked a new phase in the black struggle, revealing that our nation's racial issues were not confined to the Jim Crow South — and that true equality would not come through laws alone. African Americans wanted access to better jobs, housing and education, and an end to police brutality, and they felt emboldened to try new strategies for achieving those goals. Gates travels from Watts to rural Alabama, where he learns how Stokely Carmichael helped African Americans form their own political party — the Lowndes County Freedom Organization, which ran an all-black ticket and sought political power in the face of white terror. In Chicago, activist Prexy Nesbitt tells Gates how Martin Luther King, Jr., inspired by the changing times, waged war on housing segregation and economic injustice in the urban north, meeting fierce resistance. In Oakland, Kathleen Cleaver reveals how radical groups like the Black Panthers, impatient with the nonviolent tactics of the past, confronted white authority with a new spirit of defiance. Reverend Jesse Jackson recounts the shocking assassination of Dr. King in 1968, which unleashed a massive wave of rage and mourning, raising fears that civil rights had suffered a lethal blow. The wheels of progress were already in motion, however. African Americans like Gates and his Yale classmate Sheila Jackson Lee discovered a widening field of opportunities thanks to affirmative action and the crumbling of racial barriers. Popular music, films, and television shows increased the visibility of African Americans, and conveyed a new message: Black is beautiful. At the same time, the rising call for Black Power inspired artists like Sonia Sanchez and athletes like Muhammad Ali and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to redefine American culture, politics, and society — and to see themselves in a new way.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Leah Williams, fl. 2013-2016, Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003, Inkwell Films, McGee Media, Ark Media, Kunhardt Films
Author / Creator
Leah Williams, fl. 2013-2016, Sabin Streeter, fl. 2005-2017, Talleah Bridges McMahon, fl. 2003, Leslie Asako Gladsjo, fl. 1988-2014, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Person Discussed
James Brown, 1933-2006
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Race and culture, Voting rights, Black Arts Movement, 1965-1976, Race and Gender, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans
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