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Andrew Young
directed by Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 2011), 28 mins
The African American has fought for more than a century to enter the American political arena. This film relates that struggle from Reconstruction to Andrew Young's first race for the U.S. Congress from Georgia.
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directed by Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 2011), 28 mins
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The African American has fought for more than a century to enter the American political arena. This film relates that struggle from Reconstruction to Andrew Young's first race for the U.S. Congress from Georgia.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
Garrett Saunders
Author / Creator
Bill Buckley
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Rediscovery Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Garrett Saunders
Person Discussed
Andrew Young, 1932-
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Civil rights, Election campaigns, Politicians, Racism, Voting rights, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, The Sixties (1960–1974), American Indians, English, French, Sudanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2003-2011 by Rediscovery Productions
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Biography, Thurgood Marshall: Justice For All
produced by Arden Ostrander and Eileen M. Lucas, ABCNews Productions, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997), 46 mins
As a civil rights lawyer in the forties and fifties, he turned the floor of the Supreme Court into his personal battleground. As a member of the court, he presided over some of the most influential decisions in American history. Thurgood Marshall grew up with a strong sense of right and wrong, and the courage to f...
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produced by Arden Ostrander and Eileen M. Lucas, ABCNews Productions, in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997), 46 mins
Description
As a civil rights lawyer in the forties and fifties, he turned the floor of the Supreme Court into his personal battleground. As a member of the court, he presided over some of the most influential decisions in American history. Thurgood Marshall grew up with a strong sense of right and wrong, and the courage to fight for his convictions. As a black lawyer in the 1940s and '50s, he traveled the south, a lonely warrior in the fight to end discrimi...
As a civil rights lawyer in the forties and fifties, he turned the floor of the Supreme Court into his personal battleground. As a member of the court, he presided over some of the most influential decisions in American history. Thurgood Marshall grew up with a strong sense of right and wrong, and the courage to fight for his convictions. As a black lawyer in the 1940s and '50s, he traveled the south, a lonely warrior in the fight to end discrimination. He was "Mr. Civil Rights", the embodiment of hope for black Americans. BIOGRAPHY; uses archival footage, period accounts and interviews with family members and colleagues to chronicle the monumental life of the first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court. Biography proudly presents the stirring story of a man who stood up for his beliefs, and ultimately saw them triumph.
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
Arden Ostrander, Eileen M. Lucas, ABCNews Productions, Bob Brown
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Bob Brown
Person Discussed
Thurgood Marshall, 1908-1993
Topic / Theme
Courts, Civil rights, Legal occupations, Brown v. Board of Education, Supreme Court Decision, U.S., May 17, 1954, Thurgood Marshall, Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, June-August 1967, Political and Social Movements, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of A&E Television.
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The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer: Never Turn Back
directed by Bill Buckley; produced by Tracy Sugarman and Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 2011, originally published 1983), 59 mins
We witness the moving story of a valiant heroine of the Civil Rights struggle in Mississippi. Her courage inspired the poor and voiceless to demand the vote and to finally achieve political power. Her triumph is measured by the Black men and women who now take their rightful seats in City Halls, State Legislatures...
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directed by Bill Buckley; produced by Tracy Sugarman and Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 2011, originally published 1983), 59 mins
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We witness the moving story of a valiant heroine of the Civil Rights struggle in Mississippi. Her courage inspired the poor and voiceless to demand the vote and to finally achieve political power. Her triumph is measured by the Black men and women who now take their rightful seats in City Halls, State Legislatures, and the U.S. Congress.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
Tracy Sugarman, Bill Buckley, Debbie Allen, 1950-
Author / Creator
Bill Buckley
Date Published / Released
1983, 2011
Publisher
Rediscovery Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Fannie Lou Hamer, 1918-1977, Debbie Allen, 1950-
Person Discussed
Fannie Lou Hamer, 1918-1977, Stokely Carmichael, 1941-1998
Topic / Theme
African-Americans, Arrests, Assault and battery, Civil rights, Education, Physical abuse, Racial integration, Racism, Religious beliefs, Segregation, Social activism and activists, Voting rights, Civil Rights Workers Killed, Neshoba County, MS, June 21, 1964, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, The Sixties (1960–1974), American Indians, Iroquois, Irish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Portrait in Black: A. Philip Randolph
produced by Tracy Sugarman and Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 2011), 11 mins
In candid reminiscences, A. Philip Randolph recalls his historic confrontations with American Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy. His courageous battle helped force open the door of equality for African American men and women workers. We see why this fearless Black leader became a legend in the American labor moveme...
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produced by Tracy Sugarman and Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 2011), 11 mins
Description
In candid reminiscences, A. Philip Randolph recalls his historic confrontations with American Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy. His courageous battle helped force open the door of equality for African American men and women workers. We see why this fearless Black leader became a legend in the American labor movement.
Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
Tracy Sugarman, Bill Buckley
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Rediscovery Productions
Speaker / Narrator
A. Philip Randolph, 1889-1979
Person Discussed
A. Philip Randolph, 1889-1979, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Discrimination, Labor and unions, Racism, Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2003-2011 by Rediscovery Productions
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