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Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834), Interview with Douglas Egerton, Professor of History, Le Moyne College
produced by Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834) (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 25 mins
Douglas Egerton is interviewed about the contradictions of equality and freedom, Thomas Jefferson as a slave owner and believing Africans were inferior, the revolution in Haiti, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Gabriel's Rebellion, Gabriel's Conspiracy, the ban on importation of African slaves, the expansion of cotton plant...
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produced by Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834) (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 25 mins
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Douglas Egerton is interviewed about the contradictions of equality and freedom, Thomas Jefferson as a slave owner and believing Africans were inferior, the revolution in Haiti, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Gabriel's Rebellion, Gabriel's Conspiracy, the ban on importation of African slaves, the expansion of cotton plantations, the black support for the American Colonization Society, Denmark Vesey, Charleston African Church, Morris Brown, the hanging of...
Douglas Egerton is interviewed about the contradictions of equality and freedom, Thomas Jefferson as a slave owner and believing Africans were inferior, the revolution in Haiti, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Gabriel's Rebellion, Gabriel's Conspiracy, the ban on importation of African slaves, the expansion of cotton plantations, the black support for the American Colonization Society, Denmark Vesey, Charleston African Church, Morris Brown, the hanging of Vesey's followers, Thomas Jefferson's death, the southern view of slavery as a "positive good."
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Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834)
Person Discussed
Douglas Egerton, 1956-, Gabriel Prosser, 1775-1800, Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, Toussaint L'Ouverture, 1743-1803
Topic / Theme
Abolitionism, International trade, Government policy, Economic conditions, Rebellions, Revolutions, French Revolution, 1789-1799, Political and Social Movements, Haitians, African Americans, Americans
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Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834), Interview with Emma Lapsansky, Professor of History, Haverford College
produced by Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834) (WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 1 hour 5 mins
Emma Lapsansky is interviewed about 1790 as a turning point for African Americans, opportunities in Philadelphia, the Yellow Fever epidemic, Richard Allen, the American Society of Free Persons of Color, Edward Clay cartoons, Pavel Svinin's portraits of African American life in Philadelphia, the 1830 National Negro...
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produced by Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834) (WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 1 hour 5 mins
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Emma Lapsansky is interviewed about 1790 as a turning point for African Americans, opportunities in Philadelphia, the Yellow Fever epidemic, Richard Allen, the American Society of Free Persons of Color, Edward Clay cartoons, Pavel Svinin's portraits of African American life in Philadelphia, the 1830 National Negro Convention in Philadelphia, kidnapping of free people, changes from 1825 - 1840, unrest in cities, African Americans come together, Fr...
Emma Lapsansky is interviewed about 1790 as a turning point for African Americans, opportunities in Philadelphia, the Yellow Fever epidemic, Richard Allen, the American Society of Free Persons of Color, Edward Clay cartoons, Pavel Svinin's portraits of African American life in Philadelphia, the 1830 National Negro Convention in Philadelphia, kidnapping of free people, changes from 1825 - 1840, unrest in cities, African Americans come together, Freedom's Journal, Nat Turner's Rebellion part of a bigger movement.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834)
Person Discussed
Emma Lapsansky, 1945-, John Adams, 1735-1826
Topic / Theme
Settlements, Population growth, Federalism, Epidemics, Freed slaves, Americans, African Americans
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Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834), Part 3, Interview with David Blight, Professor of History and Black Studies, Amherst Colleg...
directed by Jacquie Jones, 1965-; produced by Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston; interview by Jacquie Jones, 1965-, in Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834), Part 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 23 mins
David Blight is interviewed about the aftermath of the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence, expansion of slavery in the south, American nationalism, slave rebellions and threat to social order, minstrelsy, Jacksonian democracy.
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directed by Jacquie Jones, 1965-; produced by Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston; interview by Jacquie Jones, 1965-, in Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834), Part 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 23 mins
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David Blight is interviewed about the aftermath of the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence, expansion of slavery in the south, American nationalism, slave rebellions and threat to social order, minstrelsy, Jacksonian democracy.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Jacquie Jones, 1965-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834)
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826
Topic / Theme
Abolitionism, Democracy, Rebellions, Slavery, Republics, Nat Turner's Insurrection, 1831, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Early National Era (1790–1828), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Americans, African Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 1, 1964: Interview with Francis Bator, professor emeritus at Harvard Kennedy School of political economy, pa...
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), 48 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), 48 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 professor emeritus at Harvard Kennedy School of political economy Francis Bator.
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Black Studies
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
Francis M. Bator, 1925-, Robert F. Kennedy, 1925-1968, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973
Topic / Theme
Political causes, Politicians, Political events, Civil rights, Vietnam War, 1956-1975
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American Experience: 1964, Part 1, 1964: Interview with Fredrik Logevall, part 1 of 3
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, WGBH Boston and Insignia Films, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 19 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, WGBH Boston and Insignia Films, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 19 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 1 of an interview with historian Fredrik Logevall.
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Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, 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
Fredrik Logevall, 1963-, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973
Topic / Theme
Conflict management, War, Civil rights, International laws, Negotiation in government, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 1, 1964: Interview with Jon Margolis, Author, The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964, part 1 of 5
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 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 15 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 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 15 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 1 of an interview with Jon Margolis, author of The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964, the book on which the documentary is based.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
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
Jon Margolis, fl. 1971, Robert F. Kennedy, 1925-1968, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Government policy, Civil rights, Political demonstrations, Political commentary, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Gulf of Tonkin incident, Vietnam, August 2, 1964, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 1, 1964: Interview with Lee Edwards, 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), 48 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), 48 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 1 of an interview with historian Lee Edwards.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
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
Lee Edwards, 1932-, Nelson Rockefeller, 1908-1979, Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998
Topic / Theme
Political parties, Conservatism, Politicians, Civil rights, Political events, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Americans
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American Experience: 1964, Part 1, 1964: Interview with Robert Caro, Author, The Years of Lyndon Johnson, part 1 of 4
in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 29 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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in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 29 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 Robert A. Caro, author of Years of Lyndon Johnson.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Robert Caro, 1935-, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973
Topic / Theme
Government programs, Biographies, Presidents, Civil rights, Civil Rights Act Passed, U.S., July 2, 1964, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), Americans
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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
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 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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American Experience: 1964, Part 1, 1964: Interview with Robert Dallek, 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), 52 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), 52 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 1 of an interview with historian Robert Dallek.
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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 Dallek, 1934-, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968
Topic / Theme
Assassinations, Racism, Civil rights, Political events, Presidents, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Civil Rights Act Passed, U.S., July 2, 1964, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), Americans
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