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African Congress: A Documentary of the First Modern Pan-African Congress
written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; edited by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1972), 493 page(s)
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written by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014; edited by Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014 (New York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1972), 493 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Speech/Address
Contributor
Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014
Author / Creator
Amiri Baraka, 1934-2014
Date Published / Released
1972
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Imamu Amiri Baraka
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Along This Way: The Autobiography of James Weldon Johnson
written by James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938 (New York, NY: Viking Press, 1933), 418 page(s)
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written by James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938 (New York, NY: Viking Press, 1933), 418 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938
Date Published / Released
1933
Publisher
Viking Press
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 by Sondra Kathryn Wilson, Administrator of the Literary Estate of James Weldon Johnson.
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American Experience: 1964, Part 1, 1964: Interview with Susan J. Douglas, Historian, part 1 of 2
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 31 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...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 31 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 Susan J. Douglas.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Susan J. Douglas, 1950-
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Women, Popular culture, Music, Racial integration, Television programs, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Civil Rights Workers Killed, Neshoba County, MS, June 21, 1964, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Political and Social Movements, Family and Culture, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Americans
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American Experience: 1964, Part 1, Interview with Ron Delsener
produced by WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 30 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...
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produced by WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 30 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, J...
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.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Ron Delsener, fl. 1964, Bob Dylan, 1941-
Topic / Theme
Music, Concerts, Popular culture, Musical ensembles, Rock, Civil Rights Act Passed, U.S., July 2, 1964, Americans
Copyright Message
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American Experience: 1964, Part 2, 1964: Interview with Robert Cohen, Historian, part 2 of 2
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 17 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, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 17 mins
Description
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 2 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, Insignia Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Robert Cohen, 1955-, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, Bob Moses, 1935-2021
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Political events, Free speech, Student activism and activists, Popular culture, Musicians, 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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American Experience: 1964, Part 2, Interview with Ron Delsener
produced by WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 2 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 16 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...
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produced by WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 2 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 16 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, J...
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.
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Field of Study
American History, American Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Ron Delsener, fl. 1964
Topic / Theme
Music criticism, Musicians, Popular culture, Musical ensembles, Concerts, Americans
Copyright Message
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1, Interview with Ernest Patton, Jr. (Rip), 1 of 2
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 12 mins
Ernest Patton, Jr. (Rip) was a Student at Tennessee State University on the Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi (Greyhound) ride. May 24, 1961. Taylor residence
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 12 mins
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Ernest Patton, Jr. (Rip) was a Student at Tennessee State University on the Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi (Greyhound) ride. May 24, 1961. Taylor residence
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Freedom Riders
Person Discussed
Ernest Patton, Jr., 1940-, James Lawson, Jr., 1928-, Diane Nash, 1938-
Topic / Theme
Social movements, Political demonstrations, Songs, Prisons, Personal appearance, Segregation, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 2, Interview with George Houser, 2 of 2
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 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 14 mins
George Houser was CORE executive secretary and participated in the Journey of Reconciliation, April 9-23, 1947.
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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 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 14 mins
Description
George Houser was CORE executive secretary and participated in the Journey of Reconciliation, April 9-23, 1947.
Field of Study
Black Studies
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
George Houser, 1916-2015, James L. Farmer, 1920-1999, Irene Morgan, 1917-2007
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Race discrimination, Social movements, Segregation, Songs, Nonviolence, Journey of Reconciliation, Durham, NC, April 9–23, 1947, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 3, Interview with Bernard Lafayette, Jr., 3 of 3
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 26 mins
Bernard Lafayette, Jr. was part of the Nashville, Tennessee, via Birmingham, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama ride, May 16-20, 1961.
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 26 mins
Description
Bernard Lafayette, Jr. was part of the Nashville, Tennessee, via Birmingham, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama ride, May 16-20, 1961.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Freedom Riders
Person Discussed
Rev. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., 1940-, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968
Topic / Theme
Social movements, Social activism and activists, Singing, Imprisonment, Violence, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, War and Violence, The Sixties (1960–1974), Americans, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory, Part 1, Interview with Horace Clarence Boyer, Musicologist, 1 of 3
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience: Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 27 mins
Horace Boyer interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religiou...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in American Experience: Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 27 mins
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Horace Boyer interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse and even death, the singers proved more successful - and more inspirational - than an...
Horace Boyer interview about a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, who set out on a mission to save their bankrupt school by giving concerts. Traveling first through cities in the North, then on to venues across Europe, the Jubilee Singers introduced audiences to the power of spirituals, the religious anthems of slavery. Driven to physical collapse and even death, the singers proved more successful - and more inspirational - than anyone could have imagined.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
2000, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
Person Discussed
Horace Clarence Boyer, 1935-2009
Topic / Theme
Music composition, Slaves, Religious beliefs, Folk music, Vocal groups, Singing, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, Religion and Belief Systems, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Family and Culture, Reconstruction (1866–1876), African Americans, Americans
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