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America: Promised Land, Part 2
directed by Jamie Crawford, fl. 2006 and Dan Clifton, fl. 2000-2015; produced by Nutopia, in America: Promised Land (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2017), 1 hour 40 mins
America: Promised Land chronicles the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States, anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors and geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated. Sparked by the Industrial Revolution, a wave of migrants flood the United...
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directed by Jamie Crawford, fl. 2006 and Dan Clifton, fl. 2000-2015; produced by Nutopia, in America: Promised Land (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2017), 1 hour 40 mins
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America: Promised Land chronicles the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States, anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors and geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated. Sparked by the Industrial Revolution, a wave of migrants flood the United States. One-third of the entire population of Norway and Sweden migrate to America, transforming the Pacific Northwest.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nutopia, Corey Johnson, 1961-
Author / Creator
Jamie Crawford, fl. 2006, Dan Clifton, fl. 2000-2015
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
America: Promised Land
Speaker / Narrator
Corey Johnson, 1961-
Topic / Theme
Late 20th Century (1975–2000), The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Reconstruction (1866–1876), Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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America: The Story of Us, Season 1, Episode 11, Superpower
directed by Marion Milne, fl. 1997; produced by Marion Milne, fl. 1997, Nutopia, in America: The Story of Us, Season 1, Episode 11 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2010), 44 mins
America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that tells the extraordinary story of how America was invented.
America becomes a global superpower; the economy and population boom. In the jet age and the space age, pioneers conquer new frontiers and run headlong into Cold War.
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directed by Marion Milne, fl. 1997; produced by Marion Milne, fl. 1997, Nutopia, in America: The Story of Us, Season 1, Episode 11 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2010), 44 mins
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America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that tells the extraordinary story of how America was invented.
America becomes a global superpower; the economy and population boom. In the jet age and the space age, pioneers conquer new frontiers and run headlong into Cold War.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Marion Milne, fl. 1997, Nutopia, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Marion Milne, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
America: The Story of Us
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Topic / Theme
Cold War, 1945-1989, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, U-2 Spy Plane Incident, 1960, War and Violence, Science and Technology, Political and Social Movements, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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America's War on Drugs, Series 1, Episode 1, Acid, Spies & Secret Experiments
produced by Adrian Murray, 1983-, Talos Films, in America's War on Drugs, Series 1, Episode 1 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2017), 1 hour 24 mins
America's War on Drugs is an immersive trip through the last five decades of American drug policy and the unintended consequences for a global power-grab of the narcotics black market. The roots of America's War on Drugs reveals secret assassination attempts, the CIA's bizarre experiments with LSD and support of...
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produced by Adrian Murray, 1983-, Talos Films, in America's War on Drugs, Series 1, Episode 1 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2017), 1 hour 24 mins
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America's War on Drugs is an immersive trip through the last five decades of American drug policy and the unintended consequences for a global power-grab of the narcotics black market. The roots of America's War on Drugs reveals secret assassination attempts, the CIA's bizarre experiments with LSD and support of heroin traffickers, LSD parachuting from the sky, and how it led to a five decade war.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Adrian Murray, 1983-, Talos Films, Imari Williams, 1977-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
America's War on Drugs
Speaker / Narrator
Imari Williams, 1977-
Person Discussed
Timothy Leary, 1920-1996, Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, G. Gordon Liddy, 1930-
Topic / Theme
Watergate Scandal, 1972-1975, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Bay of Pigs Invasion, April 17, 1961, Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Big Picture, Episode 560, Road to the Wall
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 560 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1962), 29 mins
Some walk ... some ride ... some are born on the way ... many will die along the "Road to the Wall." From St. Petersburg, Russia in 1905 to Berlin and Cuba today, this week's episode tells the startling and ominous history of Soviet Communism and its increase during the past half-century.
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 560 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1962), 29 mins
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Some walk ... some ride ... some are born on the way ... many will die along the "Road to the Wall." From St. Petersburg, Russia in 1905 to Berlin and Cuba today, this week's episode tells the startling and ominous history of Soviet Communism and its increase during the past half-century.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Person Discussed
Fidel Castro, 1926-2016, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1870-1924, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Leon Trotsky, 1879-1940
Topic / Theme
Civil war, Communism, Economic conditions, Food supply, Military occupation, Nationalization, Revolutions, Cold War, 1945-1989, Czechoslovakia, Coup d'Etat, 1948, Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959, Germans Capture Tobruk, June 21, 1942, Russian Revolution, 1905, Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, Soviet Union Invades Poland, September 17, 1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Politica...
Civil war, Communism, Economic conditions, Food supply, Military occupation, Nationalization, Revolutions, Cold War, 1945-1989, Czechoslovakia, Coup d'Etat, 1948, Cuban Revolution, 1956-1959, Germans Capture Tobruk, June 21, 1942, Russian Revolution, 1905, Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, Soviet Union Invades Poland, September 17, 1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, American History, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Civil Rights: Oh, Freedom!
directed by Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 1970), 27 mins
The inspiring story of the non-violent Civil Rights Movement, as it shared the struggle for Black equality, is narrated by Andrew Young. We witness the courage of African Americans like Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Fannie Lou Hamer as they boldly confronted racist oppression.
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directed by Bill Buckley (Westport, CT: Rediscovery Productions, 1970), 27 mins
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The inspiring story of the non-violent Civil Rights Movement, as it shared the struggle for Black equality, is narrated by Andrew Young. We witness the courage of African Americans like Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Fannie Lou Hamer as they boldly confronted racist oppression.
Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrew Young
Author / Creator
Bill Buckley
Date Published / Released
1970
Publisher
Rediscovery Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Fannie Lou Hamer, 1918-1977, Andrew Young
Person Discussed
Fannie Lou Hamer, 1918-1977, Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, Medgar Evers, 1925-1963, Rosa Parks, 1913-2005
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Political demonstrations, Riots, Segregation, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, Lunch Counter Sit-ins, U.S. South, 1960, March from Selma, AL, March 1965, Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963, Political and Social Movements, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, Post-war Era (1945–1960), The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in...
Civil rights, Political demonstrations, Riots, Segregation, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, Lunch Counter Sit-ins, U.S. South, 1960, March from Selma, AL, March 1965, Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963, Political and Social Movements, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, Post-war Era (1945–1960), The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice
directed by Abby Ginzberg, fl. 2010; produced by Abby Ginzberg, fl. 2010 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2010), 58 mins
Throughout his extraordinary life, Cruz Reynoso has been one of those rare individuals who are not shaped by history, but rather make history. This widely acclaimed and thought-provoking documentary explores the life and achievements of a man who felt the sting of injustice while growing up and later, as a lawyer,...
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directed by Abby Ginzberg, fl. 2010; produced by Abby Ginzberg, fl. 2010 (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2010), 58 mins
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Throughout his extraordinary life, Cruz Reynoso has been one of those rare individuals who are not shaped by history, but rather make history. This widely acclaimed and thought-provoking documentary explores the life and achievements of a man who felt the sting of injustice while growing up and later, as a lawyer, judge, and educator, fought for more than five decades to eradicate discrimination and inequality in American life. Employing an infor...
Throughout his extraordinary life, Cruz Reynoso has been one of those rare individuals who are not shaped by history, but rather make history. This widely acclaimed and thought-provoking documentary explores the life and achievements of a man who felt the sting of injustice while growing up and later, as a lawyer, judge, and educator, fought for more than five decades to eradicate discrimination and inequality in American life. Employing an informative and engaging mix of historical footage, interviews, authoritative commentary, and period music, the film provides an exemplary profile of a noted public figure and at the same time illustrates his impact on important recent history, especially the fight for social justice for farm workers and other immigrants. Reynoso was born into a family of Spanish-speaking farm workers who had 11 children. The film relates Reynoso's struggle for an education, which included degrees from Pomona College in 1953 and the University of California, Berkeley, Law School in 1958. He then became the first Latino Director of California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) and later one of the first Latino law professors in the country, at the University of New Mexico Law School. His ascent to the California Supreme Court was a singular achievement, as he was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown as the first Latino justice on that bench. Then in a heated recall campaign whose central issue was the death penalty, Reynoso and two other justices lost their seats. As Vice Chair on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, he provided leadership in the only investigation of voting rights abuses in the 2000 election in Florida. He received the country's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for his lifelong devotion to public service. Today, at 78, he continues to teach law at UC Davis Law School and to actively participate in community organizations throughout California. Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice chronicles the life of a man who gave Ronald Reagan fits by fighting for immigrants' rights, and helped Cesar Chavez improve the lives of millions of farm workers. It will engage students and inspire thought and discussion in a wide range of courses in ethnic and Latino studies, American studies and history, sociology, law and jurisprudence, public policy, and contemporary social problems. It was produced by award-winning filmmaker Abby Ginzberg and narrated by noted actor and writer Luis Valdez.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Abby Ginzberg, fl. 2010
Author / Creator
Abby Ginzberg, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Berkeley Media
Person Discussed
Cruz Reynoso, 1931-
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Social activism and activists, Farm workers, Immigrant life, Civil rights, Cultural identity, Politics & Policy, Sociology, Law, Latinos, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Disobeying Orders: G. I. Resistance to The Vietnam War
directed by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990; produced by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1990), 30 mins
This documentary focuses on the antiwar movement within the armed forces. Interviews with Vietnam veterans, including a navy nurse, are interwoven with archival photos, film footage, and popular music of the 1960's. One nurse coordinated an air drop of antiwar leaflets over her naval base for which she was court-m...
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directed by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990; produced by Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1990), 30 mins
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This documentary focuses on the antiwar movement within the armed forces. Interviews with Vietnam veterans, including a navy nurse, are interwoven with archival photos, film footage, and popular music of the 1960's. One nurse coordinated an air drop of antiwar leaflets over her naval base for which she was court-martialed. A black soldier spent time in the stockade for his protest of the military's racial discrimination. This film highlights the...
This documentary focuses on the antiwar movement within the armed forces. Interviews with Vietnam veterans, including a navy nurse, are interwoven with archival photos, film footage, and popular music of the 1960's. One nurse coordinated an air drop of antiwar leaflets over her naval base for which she was court-martialed. A black soldier spent time in the stockade for his protest of the military's racial discrimination. This film highlights the intersection of the civil rights and antiwar movements, and the ethics of whether to follow orders that one feels are immoral. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990
Author / Creator
Pamela Sporn, fl. 1990
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Military personnel, Race relations, War, Armed forces, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Political and Social Movements, Politics & Policy, History, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1990. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Frog in the Well
directed by Cervando David Martinez, fl. 2001; produced by Cervando David Martinez, fl. 2001 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 2001), 29 mins
This documentary examines the life of Hoh-Kun Yuen, an archivist who documented the radical social movements around Berkeley, California from 1963 until his death in 1997. His collection includes photographs, films, audio recordings, newspapers, and other media.
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directed by Cervando David Martinez, fl. 2001; produced by Cervando David Martinez, fl. 2001 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 2001), 29 mins
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This documentary examines the life of Hoh-Kun Yuen, an archivist who documented the radical social movements around Berkeley, California from 1963 until his death in 1997. His collection includes photographs, films, audio recordings, newspapers, and other media.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Cervando David Martinez, fl. 2001
Author / Creator
Cervando David Martinez, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Person Discussed
Hoh-Kun Yuen, fl. 1960
Topic / Theme
Political demonstrations, Archives and special collections, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1964-1965, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 by Center for Asian American Media
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Heart of Darkness: Vietnam War Chronicles, Trial by Ordeal - Fire on the Forrestal
produced by Cathleen Booth, fl. 2005, Creation Films and United States. Navy, in Heart of Darkness: Vietnam War Chronicles (London, England: Entertainment One Ltd., 2005, originally published 2005), 22 mins
Naval aviation played a crucial role in the Vietnam War. Aircraft carriers floating 185 kilometers southeast of Cam Ranh Bay have what the sailors called Dixie Station, flew ground support and interdiction missions in South Vietnam. A few hundred miles to the north at Yankee Station, as many as five carriers at a...
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produced by Cathleen Booth, fl. 2005, Creation Films and United States. Navy, in Heart of Darkness: Vietnam War Chronicles (London, England: Entertainment One Ltd., 2005, originally published 2005), 22 mins
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Naval aviation played a crucial role in the Vietnam War. Aircraft carriers floating 185 kilometers southeast of Cam Ranh Bay have what the sailors called Dixie Station, flew ground support and interdiction missions in South Vietnam. A few hundred miles to the north at Yankee Station, as many as five carriers at a time targeted North Vietnam. A 140 kilometers offshore, Yankee Station seemed eerily removed from the war despite the fact that pilots...
Naval aviation played a crucial role in the Vietnam War. Aircraft carriers floating 185 kilometers southeast of Cam Ranh Bay have what the sailors called Dixie Station, flew ground support and interdiction missions in South Vietnam. A few hundred miles to the north at Yankee Station, as many as five carriers at a time targeted North Vietnam. A 140 kilometers offshore, Yankee Station seemed eerily removed from the war despite the fact that pilots returned bloodied and battered or did not return at all. The war was somehow distant, out of mind, over the horizon. Yankee Station was base for all US Naval aircraft taking part in Operation Rolling Thunder. That concentrated bombing of North Vietnam lasted more than three years, from March 1965 to November 1968.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Cathleen Booth, fl. 2005, Creation Films, United States. Navy, V. Graig Heidenreich
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Entertainment One Ltd.
Series
Heart of Darkness: Vietnam War Chronicles
Speaker / Narrator
V. Graig Heidenreich
Topic / Theme
War, Navy ships, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, War and Violence, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Entertainment One Ltd.
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Holidays in the Danger Zone, Series 3, Episode 1, America Was Here: Vietnam
directed by Luke Menges; produced by Luke Menges, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Holidays in the Danger Zone, Series 3, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2004), 45 mins
Is the American legacy of the Cold War a lesson for today? As the War on Terror has brought America's foreign policy to the forefront of the world's consciousness, there is a clear polarisation of 'us' and 'them'. From the Vietnam War, to Laos in the 1970s, to George Bush Senior's invasion of Panama a decade ago,...
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directed by Luke Menges; produced by Luke Menges, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Holidays in the Danger Zone, Series 3, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2004), 45 mins
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Is the American legacy of the Cold War a lesson for today? As the War on Terror has brought America's foreign policy to the forefront of the world's consciousness, there is a clear polarisation of 'us' and 'them'. From the Vietnam War, to Laos in the 1970s, to George Bush Senior's invasion of Panama a decade ago, America's actions abroad have had a major impact across the globe. Ben Anderson travels through the jungles of Asia to the slums of Pan...
Is the American legacy of the Cold War a lesson for today? As the War on Terror has brought America's foreign policy to the forefront of the world's consciousness, there is a clear polarisation of 'us' and 'them'. From the Vietnam War, to Laos in the 1970s, to George Bush Senior's invasion of Panama a decade ago, America's actions abroad have had a major impact across the globe. Ben Anderson travels through the jungles of Asia to the slums of Panama and on to Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras. It is a journey in the footprints of American soldiers and politicians and an examination of the challenges to come.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Luke Menges, British Broadcasting Corporation, Ben Anderson
Author / Creator
Luke Menges
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Holidays in the Danger Zone
Speaker / Narrator
Ben Anderson
Person Discussed
Ben Anderson
Topic / Theme
Vietnam War, 1956-1975, War and Violence, Vietnamese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2004 BBC Worldwide
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