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Ace, Buddy, 1936-, by Tom Demalon, All Music Guide
edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra and Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide: the Definitive Guide to Popular Music (San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books, 2001), 1 page(s)
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edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra and Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide: the Definitive Guide to Popular Music (San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books, 2001), 1 page(s)
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Person Discussed
Buddy Ace, 1936-
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©2001. All Music Guide
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Achron, Joseph, 1886-1943, by Lynn Vought, All Music Guide
edited by Chris Woodstra, Gerald Brennan and Allen Schrott, All Music Guide to Classical Music (San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books, 2005), 1 page(s)
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edited by Chris Woodstra, Gerald Brennan and Allen Schrott, All Music Guide to Classical Music (San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books, 2005), 1 page(s)
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Biography
Contributor
Chris Woodstra, Gerald Brennan, Allen Schrott
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Person Discussed
Joseph Achron, 1886-1943
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Ackermann, Otto, by Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
edited by Chris Woodstra, Gerald Brennan and Allen Schrott, All Music Guide to Classical Music (San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books, 2005), 1 page(s)
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edited by Chris Woodstra, Gerald Brennan and Allen Schrott, All Music Guide to Classical Music (San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books, 2005), 1 page(s)
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
Chris Woodstra, Gerald Brennan, Allen Schrott
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Person Discussed
Otto Ackermann
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©2005. All Music Guide
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Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Biography, Online Biographical Dictionary
Date Published / Released
2020
Topic / Theme
Political parties, Suffragists, Biographies
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Acuff, Roy, 1903-1992, by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra and Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide: the Definitive Guide to Popular Music (San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books, 2001), 1 page(s)
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edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra and Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide: the Definitive Guide to Popular Music (San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books, 2001), 1 page(s)
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Person Discussed
Roy Acuff, 1903-1992
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Adam Abdul Hakeem: One Who Survived
produced by Thalia Drori (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 49 mins
Twenty-year-old Adam Abdul Hakeem was the first person in American judicial history to be found innocent by reason of self defense in a police shooting case. This gripping documentary tells the story of Hakeem, (formerly named Larry Davis), who tried to extricate himself from a police-run drug ring in which he had...
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produced by Thalia Drori (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 49 mins
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Twenty-year-old Adam Abdul Hakeem was the first person in American judicial history to be found innocent by reason of self defense in a police shooting case. This gripping documentary tells the story of Hakeem, (formerly named Larry Davis), who tried to extricate himself from a police-run drug ring in which he had participated for six years. In doing so, it examines the relationships between law enforcement agencies, the criminal justice system,...
Twenty-year-old Adam Abdul Hakeem was the first person in American judicial history to be found innocent by reason of self defense in a police shooting case. This gripping documentary tells the story of Hakeem, (formerly named Larry Davis), who tried to extricate himself from a police-run drug ring in which he had participated for six years. In doing so, it examines the relationships between law enforcement agencies, the criminal justice system, and the African-American community. The police raided Hakeem's apartment without a warrant, claiming he was a suspect in the murders of four drug dealers in the Bronx. Hakeem shot six policemen and escaped. After a controversial trial, he was acquitted on the major charges, but sentenced to five to fifteen years for illegal possession of a weapon. While in prison, he endured continual beatings, to the point where his spine was severely injured and he remains paralyzed. While this film does not exonerate Hakeem, it points up an institutionalized form of prejudice and brutality within the criminal justice system. These issues are particularly timely in view of the racial strife that is erupting nationwide. Postscrpt: Adam Abdul Hakeem was kiilled in prison in 2008. College Adult
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
Thalia Drori
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Larry Davis, 1966-2008
Topic / Theme
Race and culture, Criminal investigations, African-Americans, Criminal justice, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856, by Ann Feeney, All Music Guide
(San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books), 1 page(s)
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(San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books), 1 page(s)
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Biography
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Person Discussed
Adolphe Adam, 1803-1856
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Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856, by Keith Johnson, All Music Guide
(San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books), 1 page(s)
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(San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books), 1 page(s)
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Biography
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Person Discussed
Adolphe Adam, 1803-1856
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Adam Clayton Powell
directed by Richard Kilberg (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 1 hour 5 mins
This is a compelling portrait of the legendary African American leader, Adam Clayton Powell as well as a fascinating look at the beginning of modern black politics in this country. Handsome, brilliant and controversial, he was the pastor of America's largest Protestant congregation; an early champion in the Civil...
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directed by Richard Kilberg (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1989), 1 hour 5 mins
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This is a compelling portrait of the legendary African American leader, Adam Clayton Powell as well as a fascinating look at the beginning of modern black politics in this country. Handsome, brilliant and controversial, he was the pastor of America's largest Protestant congregation; an early champion in the Civil Rights movement, and the first African-American Congressman from a northeastern state. The film follows his political climb in the Harl...
This is a compelling portrait of the legendary African American leader, Adam Clayton Powell as well as a fascinating look at the beginning of modern black politics in this country. Handsome, brilliant and controversial, he was the pastor of America's largest Protestant congregation; an early champion in the Civil Rights movement, and the first African-American Congressman from a northeastern state. The film follows his political climb in the Harlem of the Depression 30s. As minister of Harlem's Abysinnian Baptist Church, Powell used his charismatic power in the battle for equal employment. Once in Congress, he fought persistently to deny federal funding to segregated facilities. Under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson he was instrumental in passing much of the social legislation known as "The Great Society." At the peak of his power, he was the most influential black man in America. Yet his meteoric rise to power ended in an abrupt fall as financial indiscretions and personal excesses caught up with him. The film pulls together facts, remembrances and opinions into a compelling narrative. Heard from are Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, writer Roger Wilkins, Professor John Henry Clarke, and family members. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Richard Kilberg
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., 1908-1972
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Politics, Race and culture, Political influence, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Politics & Policy, History, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Adams, Bryan, 1959-, by Steven Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
(San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books), 1 page(s)
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(San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books), 1 page(s)
Content Type
Biography
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Person Discussed
Bryan Adams, 1959-
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