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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1, Interview with Marvin Rich, 1 of 3
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston and American Experience Films; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Marvin Rich helped to organize a local chapter of CORE at Washington University in St. Louis. He went on to become CORE's national director of Community Relations in New York and held that position during the Freedom Rides.
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston and American Experience Films; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Description
Marvin Rich helped to organize a local chapter of CORE at Washington University in St. Louis. He went on to become CORE's national director of Community Relations in New York and held that position during the Freedom Rides.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston, American Experience Films
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Freedom Riders
Person Discussed
Marvin Rich, fl. 1946
Topic / Theme
Equality, Civil rights, Social movements, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, African Americans, Americans
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© 2011-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Conquest Of Hawaii
directed by Steve Kroopnick, fl. 1988-2018; produced by Jill Sharer, fl. 2001 and Melody Shafir, fl. 1999-2017, Triage Entertainment (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2003), 1 hour 29 mins
The Hawaiian Islands, born in a crucible of tectonic fire in the midst of a watery wilderness, were created by winds and waves. Among those who would call themselves "Hawaiian" were warrior kings, kidnapped sailors, cowboys, New England missionaries and a tragic queen. In this 2-hour view of watershed moments in H...
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directed by Steve Kroopnick, fl. 1988-2018; produced by Jill Sharer, fl. 2001 and Melody Shafir, fl. 1999-2017, Triage Entertainment (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2003), 1 hour 29 mins
Description
The Hawaiian Islands, born in a crucible of tectonic fire in the midst of a watery wilderness, were created by winds and waves. Among those who would call themselves "Hawaiian" were warrior kings, kidnapped sailors, cowboys, New England missionaries and a tragic queen. In this 2-hour view of watershed moments in Hawaiian history, we review one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jill Sharer, fl. 2001, Melody Shafir, fl. 1999-2017, Triage Entertainment, Al Harrington, 1935-
Author / Creator
Steve Kroopnick, fl. 1988-2018
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Speaker / Narrator
Al Harrington, 1935-
Person Discussed
James Cook, 1728-1779, Liliuokalani, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, 1838-1917, Kamehameha I, 1758 BC-1819
Topic / Theme
U.S. Annexation of Hawai'i, 1898, Family and Culture, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Early National Era (1790–1828), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Hawaiians, Post-Classical Period (500–1450), Classical Peri...
U.S. Annexation of Hawai'i, 1898, Family and Culture, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Reconstruction (1866–1876), Civil War (1860–1865), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Early National Era (1790–1828), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Hawaiians, Post-Classical Period (500–1450), Classical Period (1000 BCE–500 CE), Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2003 A+E Networks. All Rights Reserved
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In Search of History, Madam President
produced by Gregory Orr, fl. 1992, Filmroos Inc., in In Search of History (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1998), 43 mins
"In Search of History" journeys 2,000 years from ancient times to the present, taking a closer look at the events, places, and hidden mysteries that have puzzled and inspired historians and experts across the ages.
In October 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke. Barely able to work, he was shielded b...
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produced by Gregory Orr, fl. 1992, Filmroos Inc., in In Search of History (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1998), 43 mins
Description
"In Search of History" journeys 2,000 years from ancient times to the present, taking a closer look at the events, places, and hidden mysteries that have puzzled and inspired historians and experts across the ages.
In October 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke. Barely able to work, he was shielded by his wife Edith. Keeping even his top aides at bay, Mrs. Wilson made key decisions for her husband and the nation.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gregory Orr, fl. 1992, Filmroos Inc., David Ackroyd, 1940-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
In Search of History
Speaker / Narrator
David Ackroyd, 1940-
Person Discussed
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, 1872-1961, Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924
Topic / Theme
World War I, 1914-1918, RMS Lusitania Sinks, May 7, 1915, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 A+E Networks. All Rights Reserved
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United News, Release 87, 1944
in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1944, originally published 1944), 10 mins
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. The Mars and its crew en route to Hawaii from California. 2. Test-firing of a 240mm howitzer. 3. Women manufacture gun cotton. 4. Canadian motorcycle dispatch riders take their final cross-country riding tests. 5. SPARS go ice-boating near Boston....
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in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1944, originally published 1944), 10 mins
Description
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. The Mars and its crew en route to Hawaii from California. 2. Test-firing of a 240mm howitzer. 3. Women manufacture gun cotton. 4. Canadian motorcycle dispatch riders take their final cross-country riding tests. 5. SPARS go ice-boating near Boston. 6. A thousand families near Naples leave the caves where they had lived for safety from bombs and receive food from the U.S. Army; ship...
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. The Mars and its crew en route to Hawaii from California. 2. Test-firing of a 240mm howitzer. 3. Women manufacture gun cotton. 4. Canadian motorcycle dispatch riders take their final cross-country riding tests. 5. SPARS go ice-boating near Boston. 6. A thousand families near Naples leave the caves where they had lived for safety from bombs and receive food from the U.S. Army; ship-to-shore oil pipelines are laid; Allied troops attack Ortona, Italy.
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Date Written / Recorded
1944
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1944-01-28, 1944
Publisher
United Newsreel Corporation
Series
United News
Topic / Theme
War, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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United News, Release 202, 1946
in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1946, originally published 1946), 10 mins
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Court room scenes in Nuremberg as Goering is questioned about organized murder in Germany. 2. Tidal waves in the Hawaiian Islands; a volcanic eruption in Japan. 3. A schizophrenic pianist plays Chopin's "Fantasy Impromptu" as part of his musical th...
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in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1946, originally published 1946), 10 mins
Description
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Court room scenes in Nuremberg as Goering is questioned about organized murder in Germany. 2. Tidal waves in the Hawaiian Islands; a volcanic eruption in Japan. 3. A schizophrenic pianist plays Chopin's "Fantasy Impromptu" as part of his musical therapy. 4. Damaged buildings are destroyed in the reconstruction of Dortan; the Russian-Iranian dispute at the UN Security Council....
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Court room scenes in Nuremberg as Goering is questioned about organized murder in Germany. 2. Tidal waves in the Hawaiian Islands; a volcanic eruption in Japan. 3. A schizophrenic pianist plays Chopin's "Fantasy Impromptu" as part of his musical therapy. 4. Damaged buildings are destroyed in the reconstruction of Dortan; the Russian-Iranian dispute at the UN Security Council.
UNITED NEWS
Produced by United Newsreel Corporation RELEASED: April 12, 1946 Contents Sheet No. 202
1) Goering takes stand at war criminals trial
shows court room scenes in Nuremberg as Justice Jackson questions G��ring about organized murder in Germany.
2) Nature strikes with eruption and tidal wave
shows tidal waves in the Hawaiian Islands and scenes of destruction in Hilo. Shows a volcanic eruption on Kyushu Island, Japan.
3) Musical therapy used to treat insane pianist
a schizophrenic pianist plays Chopin's "Fantasy Impromptu" as part of his musical therapy at a Michigan hospital.
4) French village to rise from war ruins
damaged buildings are destroyed in the reconstruction of Dortan, Fr.
5) United Nations continue Security Council session
Sec. Byrnes proposes to the UN Security Council (Apr. 4) that discussion of the Russian-Iranian dispute be suspended until May 6. Alexander Cadogan supports the proposal. Hussein Ala praises the UN.
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Date Written / Recorded
1946
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1946-04-12, 1946
Publisher
United Newsreel Corporation
Series
United News
Topic / Theme
War crimes, Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1949, War and Violence, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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