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American Experience: 1964, Part 3, 1964: Interview with Jon Margolis, Author, The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964, part 3 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 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 58 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 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 58 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 3 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, Sonny Liston, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, Ella Josephine Baker, 1903-1986, Fannie Lou Hamer, 1918-1977, Betty Friedan, 1921-2006, Muhammad Ali, 1942-2016
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Murder, Government policy, Student activism and activists, Popular culture, Women's rights, Feminism, Civil rights, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, African Americans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 3, 1964: Interview with Mark Kurlansky, Writer, part 3 of 3
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 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 23 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 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 23 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 3 of an interview with writer Mark Kurlansky.
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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
Mark Kurlansky, 1948-, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Assassinations, Free speech, Student activism and activists, Civil rights, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Freedom Summer, Mississippi, 1964, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1964-1965, Political and Social Movements, History, Politics & Policy, Sociology, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Americans, 20th Century i...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Assassinations, Free speech, Student activism and activists, Civil rights, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Freedom Summer, Mississippi, 1964, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1964-1965, Political and Social Movements, History, Politics & Policy, Sociology, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 3, 1964: Interview with Rick Perlstein, Writer, part 3 of 3
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 40 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 Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 40 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 3 of an interview with writer Rick Perlstein.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, 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
Rick Perlstein, 1969-, Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, 1912-2007, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998, Nelson Rockefeller, 1908-1979
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Elections, Radicalism, Social movements, Politics, Civil rights, Civil Rights Act Passed, U.S., July 2, 1964, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Americans, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 3, Interview with Richard Viguerie, Conservative Activist, part 3 of 3
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 3 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 25 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 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 3 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 25 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, 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
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Richard Viguerie, 1933-, Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Election campaigns, Social activism and activists, Politics, Civil rights, History, Politics & Policy, African Americans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 4, 1964: Interview with Jon Margolis, Author, The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964, part 4 of 5
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 4 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 59 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 Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 4 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 59 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 4 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
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, 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
Jon Margolis, fl. 1971, Robert F. Kennedy, 1925-1968, Nelson Rockefeller, 1908-1979, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Radicalism, Popular culture, Elections, Politics, Civil rights, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 5, 1964: Interview with Jon Margolis, Author, The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964, part 5 of 5
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 5 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 50 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 Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 5 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 50 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 5 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
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, 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
Jon Margolis, fl. 1971, Hubert H. Humphrey, 1911-1978, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, 1929-1994, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, Robert F. Kennedy, 1925-1968, Fannie Lou Hamer, 1918-1977
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Elections, Social activism and activists, National conventions, Popular culture, Assassinations, Politics, Civil rights, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1964-1965, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Americans, African Americans, 20th Century in World History...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Elections, Social activism and activists, National conventions, Popular culture, Assassinations, Politics, Civil rights, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1964-1965, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Americans, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Season 26, Episode 2, 1964: Interview with Molly Haskell
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Season 26, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 44 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 Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Season 26, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 44 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 an interview with film critic Molly Haskell.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, 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
Molly Haskell, 1939-
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Film and films, Women's movement, Feminism, Women's rights, Civil rights, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Season 26, Episode 2, Interview with Leah Wright Rigueur, Historian
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Season 26, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 34 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 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Season 26, Episode 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 34 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, 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
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Leah Wright Rigueur, fl. 2015, Fannie Lou Hamer, 1918-1977, Jackie Robinson, 1919-1972, Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Voting rights, Social movements, Politics, Segregation, Civil rights, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Politics & Policy, History, Americans, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Season 26, Episode 2, Interview with Phyllis Schlafly, Conservative Leader
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Season 26, Episode 2 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 1 hour 5 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 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Season 26, Episode 2 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 1 hour 5 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, 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
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Phyllis Schlafly, 1924-, Nelson Rockefeller, 1908-1979, Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Politics, Civil rights, Election campaigns, Social movements, History, Politics & Policy, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1, Interview with Clayborne Carson, 1 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 1 (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 1 (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-, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, News stories, Civil rights, Segregation, Travel, Social movements, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, Morgan v. Virginia, Supreme Court Decision, U.S., 1946, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, History, Politics & Policy, Sociology, The Sixties (1960–1974), Americans, African Americans, 20th Century in World...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, News stories, Civil rights, Segregation, Travel, Social movements, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, Morgan v. Virginia, Supreme Court Decision, U.S., 1946, 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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