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300 Miles to Freedom
directed by Richard Breyer, fl. 2006-2014; produced by W&B Productions (Syracuse, NY: W&B Productions, 2011), 34 mins
On June 4, 1844, John W. Jones and four of his companions headed north. They were fugitive slaves who escaped bondage in Leesburg, Virginia.
300 Miles to Freedom chronicles John W Jones’ journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad and his remarkable life as a free man in Elmira, New York.
When John arrived...
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directed by Richard Breyer, fl. 2006-2014; produced by W&B Productions (Syracuse, NY: W&B Productions, 2011), 34 mins
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On June 4, 1844, John W. Jones and four of his companions headed north. They were fugitive slaves who escaped bondage in Leesburg, Virginia.
300 Miles to Freedom chronicles John W Jones’ journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad and his remarkable life as a free man in Elmira, New York.
When John arrived in Elmira, he was a twenty-seven-year-old illiterate with $1.46 in his pocket. He died in 1900, a wealthy, literate, respected member o...
On June 4, 1844, John W. Jones and four of his companions headed north. They were fugitive slaves who escaped bondage in Leesburg, Virginia.
300 Miles to Freedom chronicles John W Jones’ journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad and his remarkable life as a free man in Elmira, New York.
When John arrived in Elmira, he was a twenty-seven-year-old illiterate with $1.46 in his pocket. He died in 1900, a wealthy, literate, respected member of the community.
The filmmakers traveled Jones’ route to freedom, and tell his story through the voices they meet along the way — historians, ferryboat captains, ministers, farmers and gas station owners.
300 Miles to Freedom celebrates the courage and tenacity of fugitive slaves like John W Jones. The film also celebrates those who quietly stood up to injustice by helping slaves escape on the Underground Railroad and by fighting for their freedom through the Abolitionist Movement.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
W&B Productions
Author / Creator
Richard Breyer, fl. 2006-2014
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
W&B Productions
Person Discussed
John W. Jones
Topic / Theme
Fugitive slaves, Abolitionism, Abolitionists, Slavery, Underground Railroad, 1830s-1860s
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by W&B Productions
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Act of Faith
directed by Daniel Bree (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2006), 7 mins
In the history of Islam, love between men is a centuries-old phenomenon. Yet Koranic tradition forbids choosing a mate of the same sex. Kyriell, an Imam's son, struggled with reconciling his love for men with his love for Islam and eventually came back to the faith. Pakistani-born Arslan saw no compromise in Islam...
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directed by Daniel Bree (San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 2006), 7 mins
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In the history of Islam, love between men is a centuries-old phenomenon. Yet Koranic tradition forbids choosing a mate of the same sex. Kyriell, an Imam's son, struggled with reconciling his love for men with his love for Islam and eventually came back to the faith. Pakistani-born Arslan saw no compromise in Islam and discarded his religion, and Iftekar, a Muslim community leader, admits that Islam needs to be brought into the twenty-first centur...
In the history of Islam, love between men is a centuries-old phenomenon. Yet Koranic tradition forbids choosing a mate of the same sex. Kyriell, an Imam's son, struggled with reconciling his love for men with his love for Islam and eventually came back to the faith. Pakistani-born Arslan saw no compromise in Islam and discarded his religion, and Iftekar, a Muslim community leader, admits that Islam needs to be brought into the twenty-first century. Through the words of these men, the struggle of gay Muslims is revealed. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Daniel Bree
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Frameline
Topic / Theme
Gay men, Islam, LGBT life, Gay liberation movement, Gay & Lesbian Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Frameline. All rights reserved.
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Affirmation
directed by Marlon Riggs, 1957-1994; produced by Marlon Riggs, 1957-1994 (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1991), 10 mins
Affirmations explores black male dreams and desires and is framed by poetry. It is produced, directed, and written by written Marlon Riggs.
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directed by Marlon Riggs, 1957-1994; produced by Marlon Riggs, 1957-1994 (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 1991), 10 mins
Description
Affirmations explores black male dreams and desires and is framed by poetry. It is produced, directed, and written by written Marlon Riggs. Adult
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Marlon Riggs, 1957-1994
Author / Creator
Marlon Riggs, 1957-1994
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
California Newsreel
Speaker / Narrator
Reginald T. Jackson
Person Discussed
Reginald T. Jackson
Topic / Theme
Gay rights, Gay liberation movement, Homophobia, Sexuality, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991 California Newsreel
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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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Field of Study
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
Copyright Message
© 1998-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834), Interview with Julius Scott, Professor of History, New York University
produced by Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Brotherly Love (1776-1834) (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 15 mins
Julius Scott is interviewed about Haiti in 1790, Saint-Domingue as important trading port for the US, Haitian Revolution eliminates slavery, fears of US plantation owners, relocation of Haitian refugees, legal efforts to keep black Caribbeans out of ports and stop communication of news from Haiti, 1798 ships arriv...
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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 15 mins
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Julius Scott is interviewed about Haiti in 1790, Saint-Domingue as important trading port for the US, Haitian Revolution eliminates slavery, fears of US plantation owners, relocation of Haitian refugees, legal efforts to keep black Caribbeans out of ports and stop communication of news from Haiti, 1798 ships arrive in Philadelphia from Saint-Domingue,Thomas Jefferson's apprehension about a black republic, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Napoleon's influen...
Julius Scott is interviewed about Haiti in 1790, Saint-Domingue as important trading port for the US, Haitian Revolution eliminates slavery, fears of US plantation owners, relocation of Haitian refugees, legal efforts to keep black Caribbeans out of ports and stop communication of news from Haiti, 1798 ships arrive in Philadelphia from Saint-Domingue,Thomas Jefferson's apprehension about a black republic, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Napoleon's influence in the Caribbean, Haiti independence, John Brown Russwurm, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the Louisiana Purchase.
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Field of Study
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
Julius Scott, fl. 1990
Topic / Theme
Abolitionism, Slavery, Revolutions, French Revolution, 1789-1799, Haitian Independence Movement, 1791-1804, Political and Social Movements, Haitians, African Americans, Americans
Copyright Message
© 1998-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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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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Africans in America: Judgment Day (1831-1861), Part 4, Interview with David Blight, Professor of History and Black Studies, Amherst College,...
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in Africans in America: Judgment Day (1831-1861), Part 4 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 30 mins
David Blight is interviewed about David Walker's appeal for insurrection in 1829, William Lloyd Garrison and moral suasion, burning of Pennsylvania Hall in 1838 and attacks on abolitionists, black communities in the north and racism, Vigilance Committees, slave narratives and Uncle Tom's Cabin, Fugitive Slave law...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in Africans in America: Judgment Day (1831-1861), Part 4 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 30 mins
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David Blight is interviewed about David Walker's appeal for insurrection in 1829, William Lloyd Garrison and moral suasion, burning of Pennsylvania Hall in 1838 and attacks on abolitionists, black communities in the north and racism, Vigilance Committees, slave narratives and Uncle Tom's Cabin, Fugitive Slave law of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, the Free Soil Movement, the Dred Scott decision, insurrection fears, John Brown and Frederick Dou...
David Blight is interviewed about David Walker's appeal for insurrection in 1829, William Lloyd Garrison and moral suasion, burning of Pennsylvania Hall in 1838 and attacks on abolitionists, black communities in the north and racism, Vigilance Committees, slave narratives and Uncle Tom's Cabin, Fugitive Slave law of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, the Free Soil Movement, the Dred Scott decision, insurrection fears, John Brown and Frederick Douglass, raid on Harper's Ferry, election of Lincoln and secession movement.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Judgment Day (1831-1861)
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-, Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895, David Walker, 1785-1830, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879, John Brown, 1800-1859
Topic / Theme
Immigrant populations, Laws and legislation, Rebellions, Slavery, Literature, Abolitionism, Kansas-Nebraska Act Enacted, U.S., May 30, 1854, Dred Scott Decision, 1857, Fugitive Slave Act, U.S., September 18, 1850, Harpers Ferry Raid, VA, October 16, 1859, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Civil War (1860–1865), Americans, A...
Immigrant populations, Laws and legislation, Rebellions, Slavery, Literature, Abolitionism, Kansas-Nebraska Act Enacted, U.S., May 30, 1854, Dred Scott Decision, 1857, Fugitive Slave Act, U.S., September 18, 1850, Harpers Ferry Raid, VA, October 16, 1859, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Civil War (1860–1865), Americans, African Americans
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Africans in America: Judgment Day (1831-1861), Program Four, Interview with Daniel Littlefield, Carolina Distinguished Professor, University...
directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in Africans in America: Judgment Day (1831-1861), Program Four (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 57 mins
Daniel Littlefield is interviewed about racism in the north and among abolitionists, challenges for former slaves and free blacks in the north, founding of black church congregations and community organizations, black labor vs. white labor, rice cultivation and malaria, preserving African traditions, matrifocal sl...
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directed by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017; produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston; interview by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, in Africans in America: Judgment Day (1831-1861), Program Four (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 57 mins
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Daniel Littlefield is interviewed about racism in the north and among abolitionists, challenges for former slaves and free blacks in the north, founding of black church congregations and community organizations, black labor vs. white labor, rice cultivation and malaria, preserving African traditions, matrifocal slave families, breaking of families by selling slaves.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Judgment Day (1831-1861)
Person Discussed
Daniel C. Littlefield, fl. 1999
Topic / Theme
Race discrimination, Cultural identity, Family, Employment opportunities, Abolitionism, Slavery, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, Trade and Commerce, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Early National Era (1790–1828), Americans, African Americans, Irish
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with David Blight, Professor of History and Black Studies, Amherst College....
produced by Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 38 mins
David Blight is interviewed about the contradictions of freedom and prosperity, The Great Awakening of the 1740s, Christianity spreads among black Americans, the Declaration of Independence and the challenge to slavery, The Constitution, free states vs. slave states, free blacks resulting from the Revolutionary...
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produced by Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 38 mins
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David Blight is interviewed about the contradictions of freedom and prosperity, The Great Awakening of the 1740s, Christianity spreads among black Americans, the Declaration of Independence and the challenge to slavery, The Constitution, free states vs. slave states, free blacks resulting from the Revolutionary War, expansion of southern slavery after the Revolution.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Jacquie Jones, 1965-, WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
David W. Blight, 1949-
Topic / Theme
Revolutions, Voting rights, Abolitionism, Social movements, Slavery, African Americans, Americans
Copyright Message
© 1998-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Ahead Of The Curve
directed by Rivkah Beth Medow and Jen Rainin; produced by Rivkah Beth Medow (Film Platform, 2020), 1 hour 38 mins
With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track, and chutzpah for days, Franco Stevens launched Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine ever published. The film tracks the power of lesbian visibility and community from the early ‘90s to the present day through the story of Franco’s founding o...
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directed by Rivkah Beth Medow and Jen Rainin; produced by Rivkah Beth Medow (Film Platform, 2020), 1 hour 38 mins
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With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track, and chutzpah for days, Franco Stevens launched Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine ever published. The film tracks the power of lesbian visibility and community from the early ‘90s to the present day through the story of Franco’s founding of Curve magazine. Decades later, in the wake of a disabling injury, Franco learns that Curve will fold within the year and questions th...
With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track, and chutzpah for days, Franco Stevens launched Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine ever published. The film tracks the power of lesbian visibility and community from the early ‘90s to the present day through the story of Franco’s founding of Curve magazine. Decades later, in the wake of a disabling injury, Franco learns that Curve will fold within the year and questions the relevance of the magazine in the face of accelerating threats to LGBTQ+ community. To forge a path forward, Franco reaches out to women working in today’s queer spaces to understand what queer women need and how Curve can continue to serve the community.
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rivkah Beth Medow
Author / Creator
Rivkah Beth Medow, Jen Rainin
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Film Platform
Person Discussed
Franco Stevens
Topic / Theme
Gay liberation movement, Lesbians, Magazines (Publications)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Film Platform
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