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Allah Tantou
directed by David Achkar, 1960-1998 (California Newsreel, 1991), 1 hour
Allah Tantou is the first African film to confront the immense personal and political costs of the widespread human rights abuses on the continent. It follows filmmaker David Achkar's search for his father, his father's search for himself inside a Guinean prison and Africa's search for a new beginning amid the dis...
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directed by David Achkar, 1960-1998 (California Newsreel, 1991), 1 hour
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Allah Tantou is the first African film to confront the immense personal and political costs of the widespread human rights abuses on the continent. It follows filmmaker David Achkar's search for his father, his father's search for himself inside a Guinean prison and Africa's search for a new beginning amid the disillusionment of the post-independence era. One of the most courageous and controversial films of recent years, Allah Tantou speaks in a...
Allah Tantou is the first African film to confront the immense personal and political costs of the widespread human rights abuses on the continent. It follows filmmaker David Achkar's search for his father, his father's search for himself inside a Guinean prison and Africa's search for a new beginning amid the disillusionment of the post-independence era. One of the most courageous and controversial films of recent years, Allah Tantou speaks in an unabashedly personal voice not often heard in African cinema. The life of Marof Achkar, David's father, can be seen as emblematic of much recent African history. In 1958, his countryman, Sekou Touri, declared Guinea the first independent French African colony and became a hero of Pan-Africanism. Marof Achkar, a leading figure in the Ballets Africains, served as U.N. ambassador for the new government. In 1968, Achkar was suddenly recalled, charged with treason and vanished into the notorious Camp Boiro prison. His family was exiled and, only after Touri's death in 1984, did they learn of Achkar's execution in 1971. David Achkar writes, "I knew my father was a hero, but I wanted to know what that meant." The Marof Achkar we first encounter in home movies and newsreels is a charismatic, confident performer on the world stage. The Marof Achkar glimpsed later through letters and a remarkable prison diary is a man bereft of position, identity and family; he is now simply "Number 54." But in prison, he undergoes an almost religious conversion. "It's strange," he wrote, "I've never felt so humble, insignificant and yet it is the deepest reason of my happiness: I believe it's the grace of God." In a cinematic tradition which has privileged the calm collective voice of the griot, Allah Tantou speaks with the fragmented, uncertain rhythms of the individual conscience. Achkar juxtaposes diverse, sometimes contradictory texts - documentary, newsreel, dramatizations, photos, journals - to deny us a single, authoritative narrative space. Allah Tantou argues through its example that vigorous debate, candor and self-criticism are the pre-conditions for Africa's political and spiritual renewal.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
David Achkar, 1960-1998
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
California Newsreel
Speaker / Narrator
David Achkar, 1960-1998
Person Discussed
David Achkar, 1960-1998, Marof Achkar, 1930-1971
Topic / Theme
Political prisoners, Executions, Human rights, Life histories, Diplomats, Africans, Guineans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 California Newsreel
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Ambassador Madeleine Albright Departure Statements and Question/Answer Zagreb Airport, January 7, 1994
in Records of Genocide in the Former Yugoslavia, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR), Box 1, Folder 491 , 2 page(s)
White House Staff and Office Files - Halperin, Mort - Democracy/Human Rights - Bosnia War Crimes Tribunal
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in Records of Genocide in the Former Yugoslavia, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR), Box 1, Folder 491 , 2 page(s)
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White House Staff and Office Files - Halperin, Mort - Democracy/Human Rights - Bosnia War Crimes Tribunal
Date Written / Recorded
1994
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Yugoslav Wars: Bosniaks, Serbs, Croats (1991-1995), Yugoslavian, Ambassadors, Diplomats, Government, Politics, Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, Politics & Policy, Law, International Response, Yugoslavs, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Ambassador's Schedule, September 1, 1965
in Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, 1788 - ca. 1991 (RG84). Ambassador's Subject Files, 1965 - 1969 (P 353), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (01 September 1965), Box 1, Ambassador Armin Henry Meyer Files - Tehran - April-September 1965 , 1 page(s)
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in Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, 1788 - ca. 1991 (RG84). Ambassador's Subject Files, 1965 - 1969 (P 353), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (01 September 1965), Box 1, Ambassador Armin Henry Meyer Files - Tehran - April-September 1965 , 1 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
01 September 1965, 1965
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Iran (1940s - Present), Political meetings, Ambassadors, Politics & Policy, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 1, 1964: Interview with Robert Cohen, Historian, part 1 of 2
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston and Insignia Films, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 53 mins
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning j...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston and Insignia Films, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 53 mins
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It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Betty Friedan - and brings out from the shadows the actions of ordinary Americans whose frustrations, ambitions and anxieties began to turn the country onto a new and different course. This film is part 1 of an interview with historian Robert Cohen.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, Insignia Films
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Robert Cohen, 1955-, Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Mario Savio, 1942-1966
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Student activism and activists, Politicians, Political demonstrations, Free speech, Assassinations, Civil rights, Political events, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1964-1965, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Ame...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Student activism and activists, Politicians, Political demonstrations, Free speech, Assassinations, Civil rights, Political events, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1964-1965, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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© 2014-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3, Interview with Eric Foner, Historian, Columbia University,...
directed by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017 and Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 50 mins
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Foner talks about Reconstruction Act of 1867 and bringing interracial democracy to the south, impe...
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directed by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017; produced by Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983 and Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017 and Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 50 mins
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In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Foner talks about Reconstruction Act of 1867 and bringing interracial democracy to the south, impeachment of Andrew Johnson vote, meaning of freedom, black codes, gaining the vote, carpetbaggers, emergence of a black political class,...
In the tumultuous years after the Civil War (1863-77), America grappled with how to rebuild itself, how to successfully bring the South back into the Union and how to bring former slaves into the life of the country. Foner talks about Reconstruction Act of 1867 and bringing interracial democracy to the south, impeachment of Andrew Johnson vote, meaning of freedom, black codes, gaining the vote, carpetbaggers, emergence of a black political class, expulsion of black legislators from Georgia and order by Congress to restore them.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Deane, fl. 1983, Patricia Garcia-Rios, fl. 1992-2017, Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
Person Discussed
Eric Foner, 1943-, Andrew Johnson, 1808-1875
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Postwar reconstruction, Politics, Race discrimination, Laws and legislation, Legislators, Race relations, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Andrew Johnson Impeachment, February 21 - May 16, 1868, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, History, Politics & Policy, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Weste...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Postwar reconstruction, Politics, Race discrimination, Laws and legislation, Legislators, Race relations, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, Andrew Johnson Impeachment, February 21 - May 16, 1868, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, History, Politics & Policy, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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© 2004-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Anthony Lake's Speech at Harvard on October 21, 1994
written by Anthony Lake, 1939-, in Records Relating to Rwanda from the Files of W. Anthony Lake from 1993 through 1994, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR) (1994), Box 1, Folder 590000 , 10 page(s)
National Security Council Cable, Email, and Records Management System - NSC Emails - MSMail-Record - Rwanda & Lake, Sept 94-Sept 97
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written by Anthony Lake, 1939-, in Records Relating to Rwanda from the Files of W. Anthony Lake from 1993 through 1994, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR) (1994), Box 1, Folder 590000 , 10 page(s)
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National Security Council Cable, Email, and Records Management System - NSC Emails - MSMail-Record - Rwanda & Lake, Sept 94-Sept 97
Date Written / Recorded
1994
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Anthony Lake, 1939-
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, International relations, Diplomats, Diplomatic missions, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, International Response, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Armin H. Meyer, US Ambassador to Iran, June 1965
in Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, 1788 - ca. 1991 (RG84). Ambassador's Subject Files, 1965 - 1969 (P 353), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1965), Box 1, Ambassador Armin Henry Meyer Files - Tehran - April-September 1965 , 2 page(s)
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in Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, 1788 - ca. 1991 (RG84). Ambassador's Subject Files, 1965 - 1969 (P 353), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1965), Box 1, Ambassador Armin Henry Meyer Files - Tehran - April-September 1965 , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1965
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Person Discussed
Armin H. Meyer, 1914-2006
Topic / Theme
Iran (1940s - Present), Ambassadors, Government appointees, Diplomacy, History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Armin Meyer Sworn in As US Ambassador to Iran, April 9, 1965
in Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, 1788 - ca. 1991 (RG84). Ambassador's Subject Files, 1965 - 1969 (P 353), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (10 April 1965), Box 1, Ambassador Armin Henry Meyer Files - Tehran - April-September 1965 , 4 page(s)
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in Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, 1788 - ca. 1991 (RG84). Ambassador's Subject Files, 1965 - 1969 (P 353), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (10 April 1965), Box 1, Ambassador Armin Henry Meyer Files - Tehran - April-September 1965 , 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
10 April 1965, 1965
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Person Discussed
Dwight J. Porter, 1916-2006, Dean Rusk, 1909-1994, Armin H. Meyer, 1914-2006
Topic / Theme
Iran (1940s - Present), Government appointees, Diplomacy, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Chapter Five: Diplomatic and Undiplomatic Wives
written by Cynthia Enloe, 1938-; in Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International PoliticsBananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics (Second Edition) (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2014, originally published 1990), [NA]-[NA]
In this brand new radical analysis of globalization, Cynthia Enloe examines recent events—Bangladeshi garment factory deaths, domestic workers in the Persian Gulf, Chinese global tourists, and the UN gender politics of guns—to reveal the crucial role of women in international politics today. With all new and u...
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written by Cynthia Enloe, 1938-; in Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International PoliticsBananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics (Second Edition) (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2014, originally published 1990), [NA]-[NA]
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In this brand new radical analysis of globalization, Cynthia Enloe examines recent events—Bangladeshi garment factory deaths, domestic workers in the Persian Gulf, Chinese global tourists, and the UN gender politics of guns—to reveal the crucial role of women in international politics today. With all new and updated chapters, Enloe describes how many women's seemingly personal strategies—in their marriages, in their housework, in their copi...
In this brand new radical analysis of globalization, Cynthia Enloe examines recent events—Bangladeshi garment factory deaths, domestic workers in the Persian Gulf, Chinese global tourists, and the UN gender politics of guns—to reveal the crucial role of women in international politics today. With all new and updated chapters, Enloe describes how many women's seemingly personal strategies—in their marriages, in their housework, in their coping with ideals of beauty—are, in reality, the stuff of global politics. Enloe offers a feminist gender analysis of the global politics of both masculinities and femininities, dismantles an apparently overwhelming world system, and reveals that system to be much more fragile and open to change than we think.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
Cynthia Enloe, 1938-
Date Published / Released
1990, 2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Topic / Theme
Women and Trade, Politics, Gender, Globalization, Women, Diplomats, Economics, Politics & Policy, Trade and Developing Nations, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 University of California Press
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Bosnia, Intelligence, and the Clinton Presidency
written by William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, in Bosnia, Intelligence, and the Clinton Presidency, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR), Box 10 (Little Rock, AR: William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, 2013, originally published 2013), 58 page(s)
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written by William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, in Bosnia, Intelligence, and the Clinton Presidency, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR), Box 10 (Little Rock, AR: William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, 2013, originally published 2013), 58 page(s)
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
Date Published / Released
2013-10-01, 2013
Publisher
William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
Person Discussed
William Jefferson Clinton, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Yugoslav Wars: Bosniaks, Serbs, Croats (1991-1995), Treaties, Peace processes, War, Presidents, Government policy, Military intelligence, Military alliances, Political alliances, International relations, Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, Dayton Agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1995, Law, History, Politics & Policy, International Response, Croatians, Bosnians, Bosnia-Herzegovinians, 20th Century in World...
Yugoslav Wars: Bosniaks, Serbs, Croats (1991-1995), Treaties, Peace processes, War, Presidents, Government policy, Military intelligence, Military alliances, Political alliances, International relations, Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, Dayton Agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1995, Law, History, Politics & Policy, International Response, Croatians, Bosnians, Bosnia-Herzegovinians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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