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African American Lives, Series 2, Episode 4, The Past Is Another Country
directed by Graham Judd, fl. 1997-2011; produced by WNET Channel 13, New York, NY, Kunhardt Films and Inkwell Films, in African American Lives, Series 2, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2008), 56 mins
The first AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES revealed the power in discovering one's family history. Now, Henry Louis Gates Jr. will guide a new group to discover their ancestry in AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 2. The series will draw on DNA analysis, genealogical research and family oral tradition to trace the lineages of the parti...
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directed by Graham Judd, fl. 1997-2011; produced by WNET Channel 13, New York, NY, Kunhardt Films and Inkwell Films, in African American Lives, Series 2, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2008), 56 mins
Description
The first AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES revealed the power in discovering one's family history. Now, Henry Louis Gates Jr. will guide a new group to discover their ancestry in AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 2. The series will draw on DNA analysis, genealogical research and family oral tradition to trace the lineages of the participants, including Maya Angelou, Morgan Freeman, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Tina Turner, down through U.S. history and back to Africa.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
WNET Channel 13, New York, NY, Kunhardt Films, Inkwell Films
Author / Creator
Graham Judd, fl. 1997-2011
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
African American Lives
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Germans, Asians, Brazilians
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America After Charleston
directed by Adriane Adler, fl. 2012 and Max Schindler, fl. 2006; produced by Andrew Ryback, fl. 2002, Todd Mason, fl. 2001, Edward Wyckoff Williams, 1978- and Elissa Rubin, fl. 2002, Broadcast Management Group (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 56 mins
This new PBS town hall meeting, moderated by Gwen Ifill, explores the many issues around race relations that have come to the fore during this tense few months, after a white gunman shot and killed nine African-American parishioners in Charleston, South Carolina, and the removal of the Confederate flag from the st...
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directed by Adriane Adler, fl. 2012 and Max Schindler, fl. 2006; produced by Andrew Ryback, fl. 2002, Todd Mason, fl. 2001, Edward Wyckoff Williams, 1978- and Elissa Rubin, fl. 2002, Broadcast Management Group (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2015), 56 mins
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This new PBS town hall meeting, moderated by Gwen Ifill, explores the many issues around race relations that have come to the fore during this tense few months, after a white gunman shot and killed nine African-American parishioners in Charleston, South Carolina, and the removal of the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds that followed.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Panel discussion
Contributor
Gwen Ifill, 1955-, Andrew Ryback, fl. 2002, Todd Mason, fl. 2001, Edward Wyckoff Williams, 1978-, Elissa Rubin, fl. 2002, Broadcast Management Group
Author / Creator
Adriane Adler, fl. 2012, Max Schindler, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Social movements, Shootings, Criminal justice, Race relations, Racism, Sociology, Law, Politics & Policy, Transitional Justice, Origins, African Americans, Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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America After Ferguson
directed by Max Schindler, fl. 2006; produced by Todd Mason, fl. 2001, Robin Goodman, fl. 2014, Alla Lora, fl. 2010 and Talya Tibbon, fl. 2010, Broadcast Management Group (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 57 mins
This PBS town hall meeting, moderated by PBS NEWSHOUR co-anchor and managing editor Gwen Ifill, explores events following Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri. The program, recorded before an audience on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will include national leaders and prominent thinkers...
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directed by Max Schindler, fl. 2006; produced by Todd Mason, fl. 2001, Robin Goodman, fl. 2014, Alla Lora, fl. 2010 and Talya Tibbon, fl. 2010, Broadcast Management Group (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 57 mins
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This PBS town hall meeting, moderated by PBS NEWSHOUR co-anchor and managing editor Gwen Ifill, explores events following Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri. The program, recorded before an audience on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will include national leaders and prominent thinkers in the areas of law enforcement, race and civil rights, as well as government officials, faith leaders and youth.
Date Written / Recorded
2014
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Panel discussion
Contributor
Gwen Ifill, 1955-, Todd Mason, fl. 2001, Robin Goodman, fl. 2014, Alla Lora, fl. 2010, Talya Tibbon, fl. 2010, Broadcast Management Group
Author / Creator
Max Schindler, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Person Discussed
Michael Brown, 1996-2014
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Police brutality, Civil rights, Racism, Tragedy, Sociology, Law, Politics & Policy, Transitional Justice, Origins, African Americans, Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 4, No Easy Walk (1961–1963)
directed by Callie Crossley, 1951- and James A. DeVinney, 1942-; produced by Callie Crossley, 1951- and James A. DeVinney, 1942-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1986), 57 mins
The civil rights movement discovers the power of mass demonstrations as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerges as its most visible leader. Some demonstrations succeed
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directed by Callie Crossley, 1951- and James A. DeVinney, 1942-; produced by Callie Crossley, 1951- and James A. DeVinney, 1942-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1986), 57 mins
Description
The civil rights movement discovers the power of mass demonstrations as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerges as its most visible leader. Some demonstrations succeed
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Callie Crossley, 1951-, James A. DeVinney, 1942-, Blackside (Production company), Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Author / Creator
Callie Crossley, 1951-, James A. DeVinney, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience: Eyes on the Prize
Speaker / Narrator
Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Person Discussed
Theophilus Eugene Connor, 1897-1973, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Social activism and activists, Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963, Albany Movement to desegregate Albany, GA, 1961-1962, Bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL, September 15, 1963, 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 1, Episode 5, Mississippi: Is This America? (1962–1964)
directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1986), 59 mins
Mississippi's grass-roots civil rights movement becomes an American concern when college students travel south to help register black voters and three activists are murdered. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenges the regular Mississippi delegation at the Democratic Convention in Atlantic City.
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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 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1986), 59 mins
Description
Mississippi's grass-roots civil rights movement becomes an American concern when college students travel south to help register black voters and three activists are murdered. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenges the regular Mississippi delegation at the Democratic Convention in Atlantic City.
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
Person Discussed
Andrew Goodman, 1943-1964, Michael Schwerner, 1939-1964, James Chaney, 1943-1964
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Social activism and activists, Freedom Summer, Mississippi, 1964, Civil Rights Workers Killed, Neshoba County, MS, June 21, 1964, 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 3, Power! (1966–68)
directed by Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981 and Louis Massiah, 1955-; produced by Louis Massiah, 1955- and Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in black America. In Cleveland, Carl Stokes wins election as the first black mayor of a major American city. The Black Panther Party, armed with law books, breakfast programs, and guns, is born in Oakland. Substandard teaching practices prompt parents...
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directed by Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981 and Louis Massiah, 1955-; produced by Louis Massiah, 1955- and Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
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The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in black America. In Cleveland, Carl Stokes wins election as the first black mayor of a major American city. The Black Panther Party, armed with law books, breakfast programs, and guns, is born in Oakland. Substandard teaching practices prompt parents to gain educational control of a Brooklyn school district but then lead them to a showdown with New York City's teachers' union.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Louis Massiah, 1955-, Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981, Blackside (Production company), Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Author / Creator
Terry Kay Rockefeller, fl. 1981, 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
Person Discussed
Carl Stokes, 1927-1996
Topic / Theme
Social movements, Civil rights, 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 8, Back to the Movement (1979–mid 80s)
directed by James A. DeVinney, 1942- and Madison Davis Lacy, fl. 1985; produced by James A. DeVinney, 1942- and Madison Davis Lacy, fl. 1985, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
Power and powerlessness. Miami's black community — pummeled by urban renewal, a lack of jobs, and police harassment — explodes in rioting. But in Chicago, an unprecedented grassroots movement triumphs. Frustrated by decades of unfulfilled promises made by the city's Democratic political machine, reformers inst...
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directed by James A. DeVinney, 1942- and Madison Davis Lacy, fl. 1985; produced by James A. DeVinney, 1942- and Madison Davis Lacy, fl. 1985, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
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Power and powerlessness. Miami's black community — pummeled by urban renewal, a lack of jobs, and police harassment — explodes in rioting. But in Chicago, an unprecedented grassroots movement triumphs. Frustrated by decades of unfulfilled promises made by the city's Democratic political machine, reformers install Harold Washington as Chicago's first black mayor.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James A. DeVinney, 1942-, Madison Davis Lacy, fl. 1985, Blackside (Production company), Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Author / Creator
James A. DeVinney, 1942-, Madison Davis Lacy, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
1990, 2006
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience: Eyes on the Prize
Speaker / Narrator
Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Person Discussed
Harold Washington
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Social activism and activists, Political and Social Movements, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience, Season 33, Episode 2, Voice of Freedom
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Emily Harrold, fl. 2012 and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Apograph Productions, in American Experience, Season 33, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 1 hour 41 mins
Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. Narrated by Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton), Voice of Freedom explores questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Emily Harrold, fl. 2012 and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Apograph Productions, in American Experience, Season 33, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2021), 1 hour 41 mins
Description
Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. Narrated by Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton), Voice of Freedom explores questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Emily Harrold, fl. 2012, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Apograph Productions, Renée Elise Goldsberry
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Person Discussed
Marian Anderson, 1897-1993
Topic / Theme
Segregation, Opera, Race discrimination, Race relations, Political and Social Movements, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), African Americans
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Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Part Four, Touch the Sky
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 Four (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2016), 55 mins
The final hour brings the story up to the present day. As the 21st Century dawned, the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina came as a wake-up call, revealing that the black poor were still grappling with issues that the civil rights movement set out to resolve decades earlier. After this sobering revelation, Senator Barac...
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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 Four (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2016), 55 mins
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The final hour brings the story up to the present day. As the 21st Century dawned, the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina came as a wake-up call, revealing that the black poor were still grappling with issues that the civil rights movement set out to resolve decades earlier. After this sobering revelation, Senator Barack Obama's announcement that he would run for President sparked a wave of hope that the country might at last be ready for real change....
The final hour brings the story up to the present day. As the 21st Century dawned, the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina came as a wake-up call, revealing that the black poor were still grappling with issues that the civil rights movement set out to resolve decades earlier. After this sobering revelation, Senator Barack Obama's announcement that he would run for President sparked a wave of hope that the country might at last be ready for real change. Voters of all races carried Obama to victory in 2008, setting off excited speculation that America had finally become a "post-racial" nation — even if nobody was quite sure what that meant. Former Attorney General Eric Holder gives Gates an inside view on the challenges of the Obama Presidency. While the symbolic importance of a black family in the White House was enormous, once Obama took office, he had to confront two foreign wars and a massive financial crisis —along with partisan attempts to block his political agenda that took on a distinctly racial tone. Moreover, as Gates carefully shows, America's old problems did not disappear with the election of a black president. At a Boston public school, teacher Marcus Walker shows Gates the new face of racial and economic segregation. Ronald Day, who became a criminal justice advocate after prison, returns to illuminate the harsh reality of mass incarceration: a staggering number of black men still behind bars, and daunting challenges awaiting them on the outside. As incidents of lethal police brutality continued to occur, a new movement began taking shape, with young activists like DeRay Mckesson and Alicia Garza and high-profile entertainers and artists like Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar rallying around a starkly simple new slogan: Black Lives Matter. The series ends where it began: on the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Selma, with Gates raising questions about the past and future of black America: Why does racial equality still elude us? What would it take to realize the goals of the civil rights movement? And what lies ahead in the years to come? Just one thing is certain: with the determination and strength wrought by years of struggle, African Americans will find a way forward.
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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
Topic / Theme
Race and culture, Hurricane Katrina, August 23-30, 2005, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), African Americans
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Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Part Three, Keep Your Head Up
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 Three (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2016), 57 mins
The third hour reveals profound fissures within the country — and within black America — that deepened through the 1980s and '90s, just as African Americans were becoming more visible than ever. Gates visits his old friends Oprah Winfrey and Bob Johnson, who blazed astonishing trails during this era, reaching...
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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 Three (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2016), 57 mins
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The third hour reveals profound fissures within the country — and within black America — that deepened through the 1980s and '90s, just as African Americans were becoming more visible than ever. Gates visits his old friends Oprah Winfrey and Bob Johnson, who blazed astonishing trails during this era, reaching levels of success that Dr. King would never have imagined possible. Yet he also talks with Reverend Al Sharpton, who recalls the desper...
The third hour reveals profound fissures within the country — and within black America — that deepened through the 1980s and '90s, just as African Americans were becoming more visible than ever. Gates visits his old friends Oprah Winfrey and Bob Johnson, who blazed astonishing trails during this era, reaching levels of success that Dr. King would never have imagined possible. Yet he also talks with Reverend Al Sharpton, who recalls the desperate fight mounted within poor black communities against a terrifying new scourge that was tearing lives and families apart: crack cocaine. Gates learns from Ronald Day, who grew up in the South Bronx, how hard it was to resist the profits of the crack business — a livelihood that eventually sent Day to prison, and fueled the spread of ever-harsher crime laws and policing tactics all over the country. Meeting with former Attorney General Eric Holder, Gates dissects the tragedy of America's War on Drugs, mapping out the dire consequences of an unprecedented prison-building boom set against the dismantling of the country's social safety net — a deadly combination that devastated many of the poorest and most vulnerable black communities. At the same time, Gates shows how many Americans, dazzled by the prominence of black superstars from Bill Cosby to Michael Jackson, and surrounded by compelling evidence of a well-established black middle class, were becoming convinced that racial inequality had been vanquished for good. The era's racial flashpoints called this view into serious doubt, however. The controversial Rodney King and O.J. Simpson verdicts, and the confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas - which Gates revisits with eyewitnesses like LAPD officer Stephany Powell and Thomas protégé Armstrong Williams - attested to the persistence of the color line in American society, despite the increasing diversity of the black community.
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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
William Jefferson Clinton, 1946-, Robert L. Johnson, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Race and culture, Popular culture, Gangsta, Million Man March, Washington DC, October 16, 1995, Race and Gender, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), African Americans
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