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Germany at War, Germany at War: 1918-1941
directed by Micky Shephard, fl. 2006; produced by Mike Croker, fl. 2006, MVD Entertainment Group, in Germany at War (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2006), 50 mins
Culled from a wealth of German newsreel footage and private sources, these images have been carefully chosen to give a broad appreciation and insight not only into the operations of the German armed forces, but also to the impact of the conflict on the home front, especially as it was brought home to the civilian...
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directed by Micky Shephard, fl. 2006; produced by Mike Croker, fl. 2006, MVD Entertainment Group, in Germany at War (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2006), 50 mins
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Culled from a wealth of German newsreel footage and private sources, these images have been carefully chosen to give a broad appreciation and insight not only into the operations of the German armed forces, but also to the impact of the conflict on the home front, especially as it was brought home to the civilian population through the Allied bombing campaigns between 1942 and 1945. Brian Matthews narrates.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mike Croker, fl. 2006, MVD Entertainment Group, Brian Matthews, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Micky Shephard, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Series
Germany at War
Speaker / Narrator
Brian Matthews, fl. 2006
Person Discussed
Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945
Topic / Theme
War, Military events, Armed forces, Nazism, Great Depression, 1929-1941, World War II, 1939-1945, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
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The Lynchburg Story: Eugenic Sterilization In America
directed by Stephen Trombley; produced by Bruce Eadie (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995, originally published 1993), 1 hour 2 mins
In the early years of this century, authorities were obsessed with a belief that the "racial stock" of the country was in decline. By the 1930's, over half the states had enacted eugenic sterilization laws, giving states the right to forcibly sterilize citizens they deemed "unfit" to reproduce. This haunting film...
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directed by Stephen Trombley; produced by Bruce Eadie (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995, originally published 1993), 1 hour 2 mins
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In the early years of this century, authorities were obsessed with a belief that the "racial stock" of the country was in decline. By the 1930's, over half the states had enacted eugenic sterilization laws, giving states the right to forcibly sterilize citizens they deemed "unfit" to reproduce. This haunting film tells the story of what happened at The Lynchburg Colony for the Epileptic and Feebleminded in, Virginia. There, between 1927 and 1972,...
In the early years of this century, authorities were obsessed with a belief that the "racial stock" of the country was in decline. By the 1930's, over half the states had enacted eugenic sterilization laws, giving states the right to forcibly sterilize citizens they deemed "unfit" to reproduce. This haunting film tells the story of what happened at The Lynchburg Colony for the Epileptic and Feebleminded in, Virginia. There, between 1927 and 1972, over 8,000 children and young teenagers were forcibly sterilized. The state claimed they had hereditary defects that would be passed on to their potential offspring: in fact most were simply poor, ill-educated and considered a financial burden on the state. Sterilization victims interviewed today tell of the devastating impact on their lives.These individual tragedies have a broader political context. The sterilization law declared constitutional in the U.S. in 1927 became the basis of Hitler's eugenics program. It was the beginning of the Holocaust as sterilization gave way to killing undesirables. American biologist, Dr. Harry Laughlin, who drafted the legislation, was awarded an honorary doctorate in Germany in 1936. Goebbels was the guest of honor. College Adult
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Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bruce Eadie
Author / Creator
Stephen Trombley
Date Published / Released
1993, 1995
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., 1809-1894, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1841-1935
Topic / Theme
Ethics, Eugenics, Intelligence, Laws and legislation, Medical malpractice, Medical treatments and procedures, Intellectual disabilities, Trials and litigation, Buck v. Bell, Supreme Court Decision, U.S., 1927, American History, Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993 by Worldview Pictures. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Master Builders: Featuring African American Architects in the Nation's Capital
produced by Wil Stroman, fl. 2012, Equip Productions (Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 10 mins
Washington, D.C. is a tourist attraction, a place of monuments and landmarks, and the seat of the federal government. There are accredited schools of architecture at Howard University, the Catholic University of America and an architectural technology program at the University of the District of Columbia. D.C. is...
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produced by Wil Stroman, fl. 2012, Equip Productions (Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 10 mins
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Washington, D.C. is a tourist attraction, a place of monuments and landmarks, and the seat of the federal government. There are accredited schools of architecture at Howard University, the Catholic University of America and an architectural technology program at the University of the District of Columbia. D.C. is home to numerous buildings designed by pioneering African American Architects. Some of the architects featured in this documentary incl...
Washington, D.C. is a tourist attraction, a place of monuments and landmarks, and the seat of the federal government. There are accredited schools of architecture at Howard University, the Catholic University of America and an architectural technology program at the University of the District of Columbia. D.C. is home to numerous buildings designed by pioneering African American Architects. Some of the architects featured in this documentary include: Julian Abele, Calvin T.S. Brent, Eliz Brooks, and Albert I. Cassell
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wil Stroman, fl. 2012, Equip Productions, C. R. Gibbs, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Privately Published
Speaker / Narrator
C. R. Gibbs, fl. 1989
Topic / Theme
Race and Gender, Family and Culture, The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Reconstruction (1866–1876), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), African Americans
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Copyright © 2012 Michelle A Jones and Wil Stroman
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Episode 4, Going Home
directed by Ken Burns, 1953-, in The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2009), 1 hour 55 mins
THE NATIONAL PARKS is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved for everyone. The series traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years, chronicling the add...
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953-, in The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2009), 1 hour 55 mins
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THE NATIONAL PARKS is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved for everyone. The series traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years, chronicling the addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
Topic / Theme
Nature, Public parks
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Public Broadcast Service
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Pane Amaro (Bitter Bread)
directed by Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005; produced by Suma Kurien and Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005, Eurus Productions (United States: Eurus Productions, 2009), 1 hour 43 mins
This documentary traces the history of Italian immigrants in the United States.
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directed by Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005; produced by Suma Kurien and Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005, Eurus Productions (United States: Eurus Productions, 2009), 1 hour 43 mins
Description
This documentary traces the history of Italian immigrants in the United States.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Suma Kurien, Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005, Eurus Productions, Steve Acunto, fl. 1978
Author / Creator
Gianfranco Norelli, fl. 1980-2005
Date Published / Released
2007, 2009
Publisher
Eurus Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Steve Acunto, fl. 1978
Topic / Theme
Anarchism, Racism, Immigrant life, Immigration and emigration, Lynching, Italians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Eurus Productions
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The Rouge: The Factory and the Workers
produced by Kingberry Productions and WDIV-TV (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 47 mins
When it was built in 1918, the Ford motor plant in Detroit was the largest industrial complex in the world. The plant was the embodiment of Henry Ford's vision to build cars that every American working man could afford to buy. Using old footage, The Rouge captures the flavor of the early part of the century when t...
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produced by Kingberry Productions and WDIV-TV (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 47 mins
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When it was built in 1918, the Ford motor plant in Detroit was the largest industrial complex in the world. The plant was the embodiment of Henry Ford's vision to build cars that every American working man could afford to buy. Using old footage, The Rouge captures the flavor of the early part of the century when thousands of workers flocked to Detroit in search of a better life. They came from Europe, from Mexico, and the southern United States t...
When it was built in 1918, the Ford motor plant in Detroit was the largest industrial complex in the world. The plant was the embodiment of Henry Ford's vision to build cars that every American working man could afford to buy. Using old footage, The Rouge captures the flavor of the early part of the century when thousands of workers flocked to Detroit in search of a better life. They came from Europe, from Mexico, and the southern United States to work on the assembly line.The Rouge became an important part of labor history from the time it was built until the time it was organized by the United Auto Workers in 1941. When the Depression hit the country, the Rouge workers were laid off and suffered in great numbers. At the height of the depression, five workers were killed outside of the plant's gates while participating in a hunger march. In another labor incident, Walter Reuther and other United Auto Workers organizers were beaten up by Ford's security guard in an incident known as the Battle of the Overpass. Through archival footage and first-hand accounts by the Italian, Ukranian, Mexican, African American and Irish who spent their lives in the factory, the struggle of the workers is made vivid for a new generation. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kingberry Productions, WDIV-TV
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Henry Ford, 1863-1947
Topic / Theme
Automobile manufacturing, Labor and unions, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Tell Them We Are Rising
directed by Marco Williams, 1956- and Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Cyndee Readdean, fl. 2004, Marco Williams, 1956- and Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Firelight Media (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 1 hour 22 mins
A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries - and path of promise toward the American dream - Black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. They have been unapologetically Black for more than 150 years. For the first time e...
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directed by Marco Williams, 1956- and Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Cyndee Readdean, fl. 2004, Marco Williams, 1956- and Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Firelight Media (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 1 hour 22 mins
Description
A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries - and path of promise toward the American dream - Black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. They have been unapologetically Black for more than 150 years. For the first time ever, their story is told.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stacey Holman, fl. 1999, Cyndee Readdean, fl. 2004, Marco Williams, 1956-, Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Firelight Media
Author / Creator
Marco Williams, 1956-, Stanley Nelson, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Person Discussed
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, 1868-1963, Booker T. Washington, 1856-1915, Charles Hamilton Houston, 1895-1950, Thurgood Marshall, 1908-1993
Topic / Theme
Foundations of Education, Education Law/Legal Issues, Diversity, Segregation, Literacy, Post Secondary, Lunch Counter Sit-ins, U.S. South, 1960, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Family and Culture, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–19...
Foundations of Education, Education Law/Legal Issues, Diversity, Segregation, Literacy, Post Secondary, Lunch Counter Sit-ins, U.S. South, 1960, U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Family and Culture, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Early National Era (1790–1828), African Americans
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Two Dollars and A Dream
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 52 mins
This is a biography of Madame C.J. Walker, the child of slaves freed by the Civil War, who became America's first self-made millionairess. By interweaving social, economic and political history, it also offers a view of black America from 1867 to the 1930's. Mrs. Walker's fortune was built on skin and hair care pr...
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 52 mins
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This is a biography of Madame C.J. Walker, the child of slaves freed by the Civil War, who became America's first self-made millionairess. By interweaving social, economic and political history, it also offers a view of black America from 1867 to the 1930's. Mrs. Walker's fortune was built on skin and hair care products. She parlayed a homemade beauty formula into a prosperous business, marketing her products from coast to coast. Her daughter, A'...
This is a biography of Madame C.J. Walker, the child of slaves freed by the Civil War, who became America's first self-made millionairess. By interweaving social, economic and political history, it also offers a view of black America from 1867 to the 1930's. Mrs. Walker's fortune was built on skin and hair care products. She parlayed a homemade beauty formula into a prosperous business, marketing her products from coast to coast. Her daughter, A'Leilia Walker, was an important patron of the Harlem Renaissance. The two women lived in royal style, complete with a mansion and chauffeured limousines. This little known story is both entertaining and informative. It combines interviews, historical stills and unique film footage including scenes from Harlem's famous Cotton Club. The film is punctuated with the music of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway and other masters of that era. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Madam C. J. Walker, 1867-1919
Topic / Theme
Business, Personal grooming, African-Americans, American History, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1989. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Untold: Hidden Figures, Anna May Wong: Hollywood's First Asian American Movie Star
produced by USC Center EDGE and Makematic, in Untold: Hidden Figures (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2021), 2 mins
At a time when racist laws and shameful stereotyping limited the careers of ethnic minority actors, Anna May Wong broke down doors to become the first Chinese American movie star in history!
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produced by USC Center EDGE and Makematic, in Untold: Hidden Figures (Londonderry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2021), 2 mins
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At a time when racist laws and shameful stereotyping limited the careers of ethnic minority actors, Anna May Wong broke down doors to become the first Chinese American movie star in history!
Field of Study
American Film
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
USC Center EDGE, Makematic
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Makematic
Series
Untold: Hidden Figures
Person Discussed
Anna May Wong, 1905-1961
Topic / Theme
Actors, Asian ethnic groups, Racism, Ethnic, Silent Film, Race and Gender, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Chinese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2021 Makematic
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