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The Call to Glory: Chennault and The Flying Tigers
directed by Joy Fahnley and William Loeffler; produced by William Loeffler and Joy Fahnley (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 1 hour 5 mins
The Call to Glory is the first documentary to tell the complete story of the American Volunteer Group, nicknamed the Flying Tigers. Under the leadership of Claire Lee Chennault, the A.V.G. was meant to bolster Chinese resistance to Japanese aggression, to keep the United States from having to fight a two-front war...
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directed by Joy Fahnley and William Loeffler; produced by William Loeffler and Joy Fahnley (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 1 hour 5 mins
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The Call to Glory is the first documentary to tell the complete story of the American Volunteer Group, nicknamed the Flying Tigers. Under the leadership of Claire Lee Chennault, the A.V.G. was meant to bolster Chinese resistance to Japanese aggression, to keep the United States from having to fight a two-front war. It was America's first covert operation. Due to the Freedom of Information Act, material has been uncovered giving a new perspective...
The Call to Glory is the first documentary to tell the complete story of the American Volunteer Group, nicknamed the Flying Tigers. Under the leadership of Claire Lee Chennault, the A.V.G. was meant to bolster Chinese resistance to Japanese aggression, to keep the United States from having to fight a two-front war. It was America's first covert operation. Due to the Freedom of Information Act, material has been uncovered giving a new perspective on the origins of the war in the Pacific. In flying missions in defense of China, the A.V.G. established standards of performance that have never been surpassed. The film includes archival footage( never available before), interviews with A.V.G. veterans, radio broadcasts of the era, and an original musical score. It captures the sense of drama that made the Flying Tigers an enduring American legend. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
William Loeffler, Joy Fahnley, Tom McKeon
Author / Creator
Joy Fahnley, William Loeffler
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Tom McKeon
Topic / Theme
Airplane pilots, Military campaigns, Military units, History curriculums, War, Japanese invasion of Burma, December 11, 1941, Nanking Massacre, 1937-1938, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 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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Harry Hopkins: At FDR's Side
produced by Verne Newton, Educational Film Center (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 2 hours 7 mins
During the turbulent times of the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over great changes in America and the world - changes that would have been impossible without the efforts of one extraordinary man - FDR's friend and advisor, Harry Hopkins. The son of a harness maker from Iowa, and...
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produced by Verne Newton, Educational Film Center (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 2 hours 7 mins
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During the turbulent times of the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over great changes in America and the world - changes that would have been impossible without the efforts of one extraordinary man - FDR's friend and advisor, Harry Hopkins. The son of a harness maker from Iowa, and for 20 years a social worker in New York, Hopkins was invited by Roosevelt to head the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the...
During the turbulent times of the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over great changes in America and the world - changes that would have been impossible without the efforts of one extraordinary man - FDR's friend and advisor, Harry Hopkins. The son of a harness maker from Iowa, and for 20 years a social worker in New York, Hopkins was invited by Roosevelt to head the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression. Within four weeks, he had put four million people to work. He went on to help Roosevelt establish numerous federal programs that live on today. Despite failing health, he made his greatest impact during World War II. He was Roosevelt's personal envoy to Winston Churchill, executing the Lend-Lease program and helping the country mobilize for war. His unique relationship to Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin contributed to forging agreements at Teheran and Yalta. This award-winning film shows how one man's unshakable belief in America and in public service was so vital to his country. It is also a tale of grand adventure, of dangerous wartime missions executed at great risk. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Verne Newton, Educational Film Center, Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009
Person Discussed
Harry Hopkins, 1890-1946, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government aid, Heads of state, International relations, Political advice, History curriculums, Politics, New Deal, 1933-1938, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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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)
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Copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Hymn to Freedom: The History of Blacks in Canada, 3, Ontario
produced by Almeta Speaks, 1935-, in Hymn to Freedom: The History of Blacks in Canada, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 57 mins
The Duvall family are descendents of fugitive slaves who fled New Orleans by way of the Underground Railway in the 1860's. There were, at that time, already 25,000 free black people in Canada. Member of a series: Hymn to Freedom: The History of Blacks in Canada.
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produced by Almeta Speaks, 1935-, in Hymn to Freedom: The History of Blacks in Canada, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1998), 57 mins
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The Duvall family are descendents of fugitive slaves who fled New Orleans by way of the Underground Railway in the 1860's. There were, at that time, already 25,000 free black people in Canada. Member of a series: Hymn to Freedom: The History of Blacks in Canada. High School College Adult
Field of Study
The American Civil War
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Almeta Speaks, 1935-, Felix Fraser
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Hymn to Freedom: The History of Blacks in Canada
Speaker / Narrator
Felix Fraser
Topic / Theme
Communities, Family, Race relations, Slavery, Social consciousness, American History, Civil War (1860–1865), Late 20th Century (1975–2000), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Early National Era (1790–1828), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1998. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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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
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Copyright © 1993 by Worldview Pictures. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Reporting on the Times: The New York Times and the Holocaust
directed by Emily Harrold, fl. 2012; produced by Emily Harrold, fl. 2012 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2013), 18 mins
Reporting on the Times is a short documentary film inspired
by Laurel Leff's award-winning book Buried by the Times. The film
explores how The New York Times handled reports of the Holocaust during World War II. It also investigates why The Times, a Jewish owned newspaper, buried more than one thousand artic...
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directed by Emily Harrold, fl. 2012; produced by Emily Harrold, fl. 2012 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2013), 18 mins
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Reporting on the Times is a short documentary film inspired
by Laurel Leff's award-winning book Buried by the Times. The film
explores how The New York Times handled reports of the Holocaust during World War II. It also investigates why The Times, a Jewish owned newspaper, buried more than one thousand articles in its back pages. Was it simply an oversight? Or did the publishers and editors fear an American anti-Semitic backlash? Though in...
Reporting on the Times is a short documentary film inspired
by Laurel Leff's award-winning book Buried by the Times. The film
explores how The New York Times handled reports of the Holocaust during World War II. It also investigates why The Times, a Jewish owned newspaper, buried more than one thousand articles in its back pages. Was it simply an oversight? Or did the publishers and editors fear an American anti-Semitic backlash? Though interviews and testimony of a Holocaust survivor, historians, and New York Times journalists, Reporting on the Times encourages audiences to reevaluate America's reputation as "The Great Liberator." The film also asks viewers to consider the power of the press in creating change.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Emily Harrold, fl. 2012
Author / Creator
Emily Harrold, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Journalism, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Humanities
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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)
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Copyright © 1998. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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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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Willa Beatrice Brown: An American Aviator
directed by Severo Perez, fl. 1982-2006; produced by Severo Perez, fl. 1982-2006 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 28 mins
Willa Beatrice Brown, the first African- American woman in the U.S. to be a licensed pilot, earned her license in 1937. She and her husband, Cornelius Coffey, founded a fully accredited flying school at Harlem Airfield, near Chicago. The school provided basic through advanced mechanic training and flight instructi...
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directed by Severo Perez, fl. 1982-2006; produced by Severo Perez, fl. 1982-2006 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009), 28 mins
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Willa Beatrice Brown, the first African- American woman in the U.S. to be a licensed pilot, earned her license in 1937. She and her husband, Cornelius Coffey, founded a fully accredited flying school at Harlem Airfield, near Chicago. The school provided basic through advanced mechanic training and flight instruction for thousands of men and women, both black and white.Willa became a founding member of the National Airmen's Association of America,...
Willa Beatrice Brown, the first African- American woman in the U.S. to be a licensed pilot, earned her license in 1937. She and her husband, Cornelius Coffey, founded a fully accredited flying school at Harlem Airfield, near Chicago. The school provided basic through advanced mechanic training and flight instruction for thousands of men and women, both black and white.Willa became a founding member of the National Airmen's Association of America, whose purpose was to lobby Congress for the racial integration of the US Army Air Corps. Her efforts were responsible for Congress' creation of the renowned Tuskegee Airmen, leading to the integration of the U.S. military service in 1948. Despite her many accomplishments, few people have heard of Willa Brown. This documentary tells her story and that of African- American aviation before World War II, highlighting the contributions of the many extraordinary individuals who shaped civil rights history. The program also includes rare interviews with some of the actual participants. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Severo Perez, fl. 1982-2006
Author / Creator
Severo Perez, fl. 1982-2006
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Willa Beatrice Brown, 1906-1992
Topic / Theme
Prejudice, Racism, Airplane pilots, Airplanes, African-Americans, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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