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American Experience, Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
directed by Barak Goodman, fl. 1996 and Daniel Anker, 1964-2014; produced by Barak Goodman, fl. 1996 and Daniel Anker, 1964-2014, WGBH Educational Foundation and Social Media Productions, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2001), 1 hour 23 mins
In March 1931, two white women stepped off a box car in Paint Rock, Alabama, with a shocking accusation of gang rape, by nine black teenagers on the train. So began the Scottsboro case, one of the 20th century's fieriest legal battles. The youths' trial generated the sharpest regional conflict since the Civil War,...
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directed by Barak Goodman, fl. 1996 and Daniel Anker, 1964-2014; produced by Barak Goodman, fl. 1996 and Daniel Anker, 1964-2014, WGBH Educational Foundation and Social Media Productions, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2001), 1 hour 23 mins
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In March 1931, two white women stepped off a box car in Paint Rock, Alabama, with a shocking accusation of gang rape, by nine black teenagers on the train. So began the Scottsboro case, one of the 20th century's fieriest legal battles. The youths' trial generated the sharpest regional conflict since the Civil War, led to momentous Supreme Court decisions, and helped give birth to the civil rights movement. High School College Adult
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Barak Goodman, fl. 1996, Daniel Anker, 1964-2014, WGBH Educational Foundation, Social Media Productions, Andre Braugher, 1962-
Author / Creator
Barak Goodman, fl. 1996, Daniel Anker, 1964-2014
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Andre Braugher, 1962-
Topic / Theme
Racism, Scottsboro Case, AL, 1931, Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
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Copyright © 2001 WGBH Educational Foundation
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The First Battle: The Battle for Equality in War-Time Hawaii
directed by Tom Coffman, fl. 1998; produced by Tom Coffman, fl. 1998 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 2006), 57 mins
A mix of archival footage and historical recreations tells the story of the Japanese Hawaiians' efforts to maintain equal rights and fair treatment during World War II. Fearing that Japan's involvement in the war would stoke racial hatred, Americans of Japanese descent living in Hawaii effectively anticipated and...
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directed by Tom Coffman, fl. 1998; produced by Tom Coffman, fl. 1998 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 2006), 57 mins
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A mix of archival footage and historical recreations tells the story of the Japanese Hawaiians' efforts to maintain equal rights and fair treatment during World War II. Fearing that Japan's involvement in the war would stoke racial hatred, Americans of Japanese descent living in Hawaii effectively anticipated and countered the type of harsh treatment that forced Japanese-Americans on the U.S. mainland into internment camps.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tom Coffman, fl. 1998
Author / Creator
Tom Coffman, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, War, Internment camps, Racism, World War II, 1939-1945, Family and Culture, War and Violence, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by Center for Asian American Media
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Honor Bound
directed by Joan Saffa, fl. 1982; produced by Wendy Hanamura, 1957- and Joan Saffa, fl. 1982 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 1 hour 19 mins
During the Second World War, while America was fighting the Japanese, a unit of second generation Japanese-Americans was fighting bravely on the European front. These sons of Japanese immigrants proved their courage and loyalty on the fiercest battlefields, as they fought to overcome the stigma of Japan's attack o...
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directed by Joan Saffa, fl. 1982; produced by Wendy Hanamura, 1957- and Joan Saffa, fl. 1982 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 1 hour 19 mins
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During the Second World War, while America was fighting the Japanese, a unit of second generation Japanese-Americans was fighting bravely on the European front. These sons of Japanese immigrants proved their courage and loyalty on the fiercest battlefields, as they fought to overcome the stigma of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. The 100/442nd Regiment suffered the highest rates casualty and became the most decorated unit in American history. Mean...
During the Second World War, while America was fighting the Japanese, a unit of second generation Japanese-Americans was fighting bravely on the European front. These sons of Japanese immigrants proved their courage and loyalty on the fiercest battlefields, as they fought to overcome the stigma of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. The 100/442nd Regiment suffered the highest rates casualty and became the most decorated unit in American history. Meanwhile back at home, their families were in desolate internment camps, forced to leave their homes, farms and businesses. This film, made by the daughter of one of the soldiers, tells their story through remembrances and archival footage. With pride the veterans recall how they rescued the" Lost Battalion" of 211 Texans about to be annihilated by the enemy. Eight-hundred soldiers were wounded or killed in this operation which the U.S. Army has called one of the top ten battles of all time. The veterans also remember the friendly rivalry between the exuberant Hawaiian-Japanese, who had never faced discrimination, and the reserved American Nisei who had the double burden of fighting prejudice at home as well as the enemy abroad. This heartfelt documentary will be welcomed in programs on multiculturalism, Asian American history, immigration and military history. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wendy Hanamura, 1957-, Joan Saffa, fl. 1982
Author / Creator
Joan Saffa, fl. 1982
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Wendy Hanamura, 1957-
Topic / Theme
Japanese people, Military units, Segregation, Soldiers, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Ken Burns's Jazz, 4, The True Welcome
written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 59 mins
In 1929, America enters a decade of economic desperation, as the Stock Market collapses and the Great Depression begins. Factories fall silent, farms fall into decay, and a quarter of the nation's workforce is jobless. In these dark times, jazz is called upon to lift the spirits of a frightened country, and finds...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 59 mins
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In 1929, America enters a decade of economic desperation, as the Stock Market collapses and the Great Depression begins. Factories fall silent, farms fall into decay, and a quarter of the nation's workforce is jobless. In these dark times, jazz is called upon to lift the spirits of a frightened country, and finds itself poised for a decade of explosive growth. New York is now America's jazz capital. On Broadway, Louis Armstrong revolutionizes the...
In 1929, America enters a decade of economic desperation, as the Stock Market collapses and the Great Depression begins. Factories fall silent, farms fall into decay, and a quarter of the nation's workforce is jobless. In these dark times, jazz is called upon to lift the spirits of a frightened country, and finds itself poised for a decade of explosive growth. New York is now America's jazz capital. On Broadway, Louis Armstrong revolutionizes the art of American popular song and displays a flair for showmanship that makes him one of the nation's top entertainers. In Harlem, Chick Webb pioneers his own big-band sound at the Savoy Ballroom, where black and white dancers shake the floor with a new dance called the Lindy Hop. And in the city's clubs, pianists Fats Waller and Art Tatum dazzle audiences with their stunning virtuosity. But it is Duke Ellington who takes jazz 'beyond category,' composing hit tunes with a new sophistication that has critics comparing him to Stravinsky. Now the nation's best-known black bandleader, Ellington tours in his own private railcar, transcending stereotypes with an elegant personal style that disarms prejudice and inspires racial pride. Meanwhile, Benny Goodman is making a name for himself, broadcasting big-band jazz nationwide, based on Fletcher Henderson's arrangements. In 1935, Goodman takes his band on tour, but in most towns people ask for the old, familiar tunes. Then, finally, at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles, the dancers go wild when they hear Goodman's big-band beat. By the end of the night, the Swing Era has begun.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Burns, 1953-, Keith David, 1956-
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's Jazz
Speaker / Narrator
Keith David, 1956-
Person Discussed
Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971, Duke Ellington, 1899-1974, Benny Goodman, 1909-1986, Fats Waller, 1904-1943
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Dancers, Jazz music, Musicians, Segregation, Great Depression, 1929-1941, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2000, The Jazz Film Project, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Ken Burns's Jazz, 5, Swing, Pure Pleasure
written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 27 mins
Suddenly, jazz bandleaders are the new matinee idols, with Benny Goodman hailed as the King of Swing, while teenagers jitterbug just as hard to the music of his rivals - Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Glenn Miller, and the mercurial Artie Shaw. But the spirit of Swing isn't limited to the dance floor. In New York...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 27 mins
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Suddenly, jazz bandleaders are the new matinee idols, with Benny Goodman hailed as the King of Swing, while teenagers jitterbug just as hard to the music of his rivals - Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Glenn Miller, and the mercurial Artie Shaw. But the spirit of Swing isn't limited to the dance floor. In New York, Billie Holiday emerges from a tragic childhood to begin her career as the greatest of all female jazz singers. And in Chicago, Benny...
Suddenly, jazz bandleaders are the new matinee idols, with Benny Goodman hailed as the King of Swing, while teenagers jitterbug just as hard to the music of his rivals - Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Glenn Miller, and the mercurial Artie Shaw. But the spirit of Swing isn't limited to the dance floor. In New York, Billie Holiday emerges from a tragic childhood to begin her career as the greatest of all female jazz singers. And in Chicago, Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson prove that, despite segregation, there is room in jazz for great black and white musicians to swing side-by-side on stage. At Harlem's Savoy Ballroom, however, there is room for only one King of Swing, and on May 11, 1937, Benny Goodman travels uptown for a showdown with Chick Webb. It's billed as 'The Music Battle of the Century,' and more than 4,000 dancers crowd the floor to urge both champions on. But when it's over, there's no doubt who wears the crown. The early jazz players travel the country in the years before World War I, but few people have a chance to hear this new music until 1917, when a group of white musicians from New Orleans arrives in New York to make the first jazz recording. They call themselves the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, and within weeks their record becomes an unexpected smash hit. Americans are suddenly jazz crazy, and the Jazz Age is about to begin.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Burns, 1953-, Keith David, 1956-
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's Jazz
Speaker / Narrator
Keith David, 1956-
Person Discussed
Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971, Duke Ellington, 1899-1974, Benny Goodman, 1909-1986, Billie Holiday, 1915-1959
Topic / Theme
Jazz music, Segregation, Social dances, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
© 2000, The Jazz Film Project, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Ken Burns's Jazz, 7, Dedicated to Chaos
written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 59 mins
When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal. In Europe, where musicians like the Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt continue to play despite a Nazi ban, jazz is a beacon of hope. In America, it becomes the embodiment of democracy, as bandleaders like Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw enlist, taking their...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 59 mins
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When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal. In Europe, where musicians like the Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt continue to play despite a Nazi ban, jazz is a beacon of hope. In America, it becomes the embodiment of democracy, as bandleaders like Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw enlist, taking their swing to the troops overseas. For many black Americans, however, that sound has a hollow ring. Segregated at home and in uniform, they...
When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal. In Europe, where musicians like the Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt continue to play despite a Nazi ban, jazz is a beacon of hope. In America, it becomes the embodiment of democracy, as bandleaders like Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw enlist, taking their swing to the troops overseas. For many black Americans, however, that sound has a hollow ring. Segregated at home and in uniform, they find themselves fighting for liberties their own country denies them, as authorities padlock the Savoy Ballroom to keep servicemen off its integrated dance floor, and military police patrol Swing Street, breaking up fistfights sparked by prejudice and pride. Despite such injustices, jazz answers the call during the war years. Duke Ellington sells war bond, and premieres his most ambitious work ever, the tone portrait Black, Brown and Beige, as a benefit for war relief. His band at a peak, Ellington is helped now by the gifted young composer Billy Strayhorn and continues manipulating his players' talents, turning his orchestra into an instrument with which he creates music of astonishing perfection. Yet underground and after-hours, jazz is changing. In a Harlem club called Minton's Playhouse, a small band of young musicians, led by the trumpet virtuoso Dizzy Gillespie and the brilliant saxophonist Charlie Parker, has discovered a new way of playing - fast, intricate, exhilarating, and sometimes chaotic. A wartime recording ban keeps their music off the airwaves, but soon after the atom bomb forces Japan's surrender, Parker and Gillespie enter the studio to create an explosion of their own. The tune is called Ko Ko, the sound will soon be called bebop, and once Americans hear it, jazz will never be the same.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Burns, 1953-, Keith David, 1956-
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Ken Burns's Jazz
Speaker / Narrator
Keith David, 1956-
Person Discussed
Duke Ellington, 1899-1974, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Billie Holiday, 1915-1959, Charles "Charlie" Parker, Jr., 1920-1955, Billy Strayhorn, 1915-1967
Topic / Theme
Jazz music, Musicians, Segregation, War, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2000, The Jazz Film Project, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Nisei Soldier: Standard Bearer for An Exiled People
directed by Loni Ding, 1931-2010; produced by Loni Ding, 1931-2010 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1984), 28 mins
This documentary, directed by Loni Ding, is about Japanese-American soldiers during World War II.
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directed by Loni Ding, 1931-2010; produced by Loni Ding, 1931-2010 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1984), 28 mins
Description
This documentary, directed by Loni Ding, is about Japanese-American soldiers during World War II.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Loni Ding, 1931-2010
Author / Creator
Loni Ding, 1931-2010
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Topic / Theme
Asian ethnic groups, Discrimination, Soldiers, Internment camps, War, Japanese American Internment, 1942-1945, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Vietnamese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1984 by Center for Asian American Media
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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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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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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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