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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
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Copyright © 1991 California Newsreel
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1, Interview with Jim Zwerg, 1 of 4
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on 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 Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
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Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on 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-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Freedom Riders
Person Discussed
James Zwerg, 1939-, John Lewis, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Social movements, Social activism and activists, Nonviolence, Segregation, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 2, Interview with Clayborne Carson, 2 of 4
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), 29 mins
This video contains an interview with Clayborne Carson, an African-American professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute.
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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), 29 mins
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This video contains an interview with Clayborne Carson, an African-American professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute.
Field of Study
American 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
Clayborne Carson, 1944-, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, James L. Farmer, 1920-1999
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Social movements, Political demonstrations, Political violence, Nonviolence, Race relations, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, History, Politics & Policy, Sociology, The Sixties (1960–1974), Americans, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 2, Interview with Jim Zwerg, 2 of 4
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 31 mins
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on 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 Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 31 mins
Description
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on 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-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Freedom Riders
Person Discussed
James Zwerg, 1939-, Theophilus Eugene Connor, 1897-1973
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Political violence, Social movements, Nonviolence, Political demonstrations, Social activism and activists, Prisons, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 3, Interview with Clayborne Carson, 3 of 4
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 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
This video contains an interview with Clayborne Carson, an African-American professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute.
Sample
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 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Description
This video contains an interview with Clayborne Carson, an African-American professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute.
Field of Study
American 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
Clayborne Carson, 1944-, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, John Malcolm Patterson, 1921-, Robert F. Kennedy, 1925-1968
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Social movements, Nonviolence, Politics, Political violence, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, History, Politics & Policy, Sociology, The Sixties (1960–1974), Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 4, Interview with Jim Zwerg, 4 of 4
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 4 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 19 mins
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on 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 Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 4 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 19 mins
Description
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on 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-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Freedom Riders
Person Discussed
James Zwerg, 1939-
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Social movements, Students, Political demonstrations, Nonviolence, Mass media, Social activism and activists, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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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, in American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 49 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 expansion of industry, cotton economy, John R. Lynch elected to Congress, raisin...
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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, in American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War, Season 16, Episode 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 49 mins
Description
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 expansion of industry, cotton economy, John R. Lynch elected to Congress, raising taxes to pay for social services, corruption, election of Ulysses S. Grant, violence and opposition to Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Kl...
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 expansion of industry, cotton economy, John R. Lynch elected to Congress, raising taxes to pay for social services, corruption, election of Ulysses S. Grant, violence and opposition to Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan and the White League, Amos Akerman and efforts against the Klan, the Fifteenth Amendment, sharecropping and overproduction of cotton.
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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
Date Published / Released
2004, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
Person Discussed
Eric Foner, 1943-, Amos T. Akerman, 1821-1880, Ulysses Simpson Grant, 1822-1885, John Roy Lynch, 1847-1939
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Agrarian economy, Political violence, Economic development, Social policy, Industrialization, Politics, United States. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment Ratified, March 30, 1870, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Trade and Commerce, History, Politics & Policy, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Am...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Agrarian economy, Political violence, Economic development, Social policy, Industrialization, Politics, United States. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment Ratified, March 30, 1870, Reconstruction, US, 1865-1877, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Trade and Commerce, History, Politics & Policy, Reconstruction (1866–1876), Americans, African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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