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Conversation: Dorothy Height: 'Open Wide the Freedom Gates' (July 17, 2003)
produced by MacNeil-Lehrer Productions; interview by Gwen Ifill, 1955- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2003), 10 mins
Dorothy Height has been fighting for racial equality for more than six decades. ... Gwen Ifill talked to her recently about her new memoir, Open Wide the Freedom Gates.
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produced by MacNeil-Lehrer Productions; interview by Gwen Ifill, 1955- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2003), 10 mins
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Dorothy Height has been fighting for racial equality for more than six decades. ... Gwen Ifill talked to her recently about her new memoir, Open Wide the Freedom Gates.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
MacNeil-Lehrer Productions
Author / Creator
Gwen Ifill, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2003-07-17
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Person Discussed
Dorothy Height, 1912-2010, Sidney Poitier, 1927-, Malcolm X, 1925-1965
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Women, Social activism and activists, Civil rights, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Australian Aborigines, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of NewsHour Productions. All rights reserved.
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Desegregation Pioneers Reflect on Education Milestone (Little Rock Nine) (Sept. 25, 2007)
produced by MacNeil-Lehrer Productions; interview by Gwen Ifill, 1955- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2007), 14 mins
Fifty years ago, nine black students entered Little Rock Central High School, marking a critical moment in the efforts to desegregate the nation's schools. Seven of the 'Little Rock Nine' recall their experiences.
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produced by MacNeil-Lehrer Productions; interview by Gwen Ifill, 1955- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2007), 14 mins
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Fifty years ago, nine black students entered Little Rock Central High School, marking a critical moment in the efforts to desegregate the nation's schools. Seven of the 'Little Rock Nine' recall their experiences.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
MacNeil-Lehrer Productions
Author / Creator
Gwen Ifill, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2007-09-25
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Person Discussed
Minnijean Brown Trickey, 1941-, Melba Pattillo Beals, 1941-, Carlotta Walls LaNier, 1942-, Terrence Roberts, 1941-, Ernest Green, 1941-, Gloria Cecelia Ray Karlmark, 1942-, Elizabeth Eckford, 1941-
Topic / Theme
Students, Segregation, Schools, Racial integration, African-Americans, Desegregation of Schools, Little Rock, AR, September 2-September 25, 1957, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Australian Aborigines, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of NewsHour Productions. All rights reserved.
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Interview with Eleanor Holmes Norton (50th anniversary of March on Washington) (2013)
produced by MacNeil-Lehrer Productions; interview by Gwen Ifill, 1955- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2013), 12 mins
Decades before delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton would represent her district as a congresswoman on Capitol Hill, she worked as one of the original organizers for the March on Washington. Fifty years later, Holmes Norton reflects with Gwen Ifill on her efforts, part of a series of discussions on the legacy of August...
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produced by MacNeil-Lehrer Productions; interview by Gwen Ifill, 1955- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2013), 12 mins
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Decades before delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton would represent her district as a congresswoman on Capitol Hill, she worked as one of the original organizers for the March on Washington. Fifty years later, Holmes Norton reflects with Gwen Ifill on her efforts, part of a series of discussions on the legacy of August 28, 1963.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
MacNeil-Lehrer Productions
Author / Creator
Gwen Ifill, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2013-08-21
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Person Discussed
Eleanor Holmes Norton, 1937-
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Civil rights, Black community, Social activism and activists, African-Americans, Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Australian Aborigines, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Known for Single Act of Defiance, Rosa Parks Trained for Life Full of Activism (Feb. 7. 2013)
produced by MacNeil-Lehrer Productions; interview by Gwen Ifill, 1955- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2013), 8 mins
What do you really know about the life and legacy of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks? Gwen Ifill talks with biographer Jeanne Theoharis, whose book 'The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks' offers a complex portrait of the woman best known for refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955.
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produced by MacNeil-Lehrer Productions; interview by Gwen Ifill, 1955- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2013), 8 mins
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What do you really know about the life and legacy of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks? Gwen Ifill talks with biographer Jeanne Theoharis, whose book 'The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks' offers a complex portrait of the woman best known for refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
MacNeil-Lehrer Productions
Author / Creator
Gwen Ifill, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2013-02-07
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Person Discussed
Jeanne Theoharis, fl. 1964-2013, Rosa Parks, 1913-2005
Topic / Theme
Civil disobedience, Civil rights, Social activism and activists, Women, African-Americans, Rosa Parks Arrested, Montgomery, AL, December 1, 1955, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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