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Winnersville
directed by Brian Day, fl. 1995; produced by Brian Day, fl. 1995 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2014), 54 mins,
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Who is winning in Winnersville? An exploration of the disparity of the races in a southern town in the 21st century. How far have we come since the beginning of the Civil Rights movement?
"Winnersville is a devastating expose of the consequences of structural racism in the educational system of a modern southern t...
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directed by Brian Day, fl. 1995; produced by Brian Day, fl. 1995 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2014), 54 mins,
Source: www.imdb.com
Source: www.imdb.com
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Who is winning in Winnersville? An exploration of the disparity of the races in a southern town in the 21st century. How far have we come since the beginning of the Civil Rights movement?
"Winnersville is a devastating expose of the consequences of structural racism in the educational system of a modern southern town. While it focuses on the school to prison pipeline and gentrification consequences of Valdosta, Georgia, its lessons could be appli...
Who is winning in Winnersville? An exploration of the disparity of the races in a southern town in the 21st century. How far have we come since the beginning of the Civil Rights movement?
"Winnersville is a devastating expose of the consequences of structural racism in the educational system of a modern southern town. While it focuses on the school to prison pipeline and gentrification consequences of Valdosta, Georgia, its lessons could be applied to cities across the South and across the country. It presents the dangers of white privilege and chronicles the historical pitfalls of a Jim Crow town trying to evolve into a New South identity. Valdosta tries to use the success of its high school football team to make that transition, but loses many of the other elements of modernity in the process. Winnersville is a film that is as important as it is entertaining."
– Thomas Aiello, Associate Professor of History and African American Studies, Valdosta State University
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Brian Day, fl. 1995
Author / Creator
Brian Day, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Race and culture, Race discrimination, Race relations, Civil rights, Racism, Race and Gender
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The Black Kungfu Experience
directed by Martha Burr, fl. 2003-2012 and Chen Mei-Juin, fl. 1994-2012; produced by Martha Burr, fl. 2003-2012 and Chen Mei-Juin, fl. 1994-2012, Lotus Films (USA/Taiwan) (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 57 mins
This film focuses on how a group of African American pioneers became respected masters in a subculture dominated by Chinese and white men.
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directed by Martha Burr, fl. 2003-2012 and Chen Mei-Juin, fl. 1994-2012; produced by Martha Burr, fl. 2003-2012 and Chen Mei-Juin, fl. 1994-2012, Lotus Films (USA/Taiwan) (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 57 mins
Description
This film focuses on how a group of African American pioneers became respected masters in a subculture dominated by Chinese and white men.
Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Martha Burr, fl. 2003-2012, Chen Mei-Juin, fl. 1994-2012, Lotus Films (USA/Taiwan)
Author / Creator
Martha Burr, fl. 2003-2012, Chen Mei-Juin, fl. 1994-2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Person Discussed
Dennis Brown, fl. 1965, Tayari Casel, fl. 1974, Donald Hamby, fl. 1985, Ron Van Clief, 1943-
Topic / Theme
Martial arts, African-Americans, Race and Gender
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Copyright © 2013 by Public Broadcasting Service
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Julian Bond
directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; produced by Soledad Liendo, fl. 2000-2017 and Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, Heritage Film Project (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 34 mins
This enlightening portrait joins African American social activist Julian Bond as he traces his roots back to slavery. A leader in the Civil Rights Movement, Julian Bond was among the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a leader of the 1963 March on Washington, and a Georgia legislator for tw...
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directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-; produced by Soledad Liendo, fl. 2000-2017 and Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, Heritage Film Project (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 34 mins
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This enlightening portrait joins African American social activist Julian Bond as he traces his roots back to slavery. A leader in the Civil Rights Movement, Julian Bond was among the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a leader of the 1963 March on Washington, and a Georgia legislator for twenty years. Now in his seventies, Bond recalls the experience of growing up in the segregated south, where his parents’ belief in har...
This enlightening portrait joins African American social activist Julian Bond as he traces his roots back to slavery. A leader in the Civil Rights Movement, Julian Bond was among the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a leader of the 1963 March on Washington, and a Georgia legislator for twenty years. Now in his seventies, Bond recalls the experience of growing up in the segregated south, where his parents’ belief in hard work and education lifted the family out of what he describes as an apartheid system. An erudite, well-spoken man, audiences visit his classroom at the University of Virginia where he shares with a new generation the turbulent years of the Civil Rights Movement. Julian Bond’s recollections chronicle several turbulent decades of American history, as society was evolving to allow more opportunity to African Americans. An essential documentary for African American Studies, American History, and Sociology courses. College Adult High School Junior High School
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Soledad Liendo, fl. 2000-2017, Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-, Heritage Film Project
Author / Creator
Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Politics, Race and culture, Race relations, Civil rights, Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Black Studies, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights
produced by Bonnie Boswell (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 57 mins
The Powerbroker portrays the life of Whitney Young, once called “the inside man of the black revolution.” As Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, he helped thousands of people struggling against discrimination. Unique among black leaders, Young took the fight directly to the power...
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produced by Bonnie Boswell (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 57 mins
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The Powerbroker portrays the life of Whitney Young, once called “the inside man of the black revolution.” As Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, he helped thousands of people struggling against discrimination. Unique among black leaders, Young took the fight directly to the powerful white elite, gaining allies in business and government, but often arousing disdain from the very people he was trying to help. The...
The Powerbroker portrays the life of Whitney Young, once called “the inside man of the black revolution.” As Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, he helped thousands of people struggling against discrimination. Unique among black leaders, Young took the fight directly to the powerful white elite, gaining allies in business and government, but often arousing disdain from the very people he was trying to help. The Powerbroker chronicles the public and private trials of a man navigating a divided society in an explosive time. Adult College High School Junior High School
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bonnie Boswell
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Whitney Young
Topic / Theme
Politics, Race and culture, Race relations, Social conflict, Black Studies
Copyright Message
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Moloch
directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960- (Heritage Film Project, 2009), 4 mins
This performance, directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, features Allen Ginsberg reading his poem, 'Howl' which is about Moloch.
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directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960- (Heritage Film Project, 2009), 4 mins
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This performance, directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, features Allen Ginsberg reading his poem, 'Howl' which is about Moloch.
Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Eduardo Montes-Bradley, 1960-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Heritage Film Project
Speaker / Narrator
Allen Ginsberg, 1926-1997
Person Discussed
Allen Ginsberg, 1926-1997
Topic / Theme
Reading, Poetry
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Eduardo Montes-Bradley
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Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story
directed by Sylke Froechtenigt and Bill Kavanagh; produced by Linda Porto and Bill Kavanagh (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2008), 53 mins
Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story shows that segregation has been as virulent and persistent in the North as in the South and that it too has resulted from deliberate public policies based in deep-rooted racial prejudice. The film uses the bitter struggle over equal housing rights in Yonkers, New York during th...
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directed by Sylke Froechtenigt and Bill Kavanagh; produced by Linda Porto and Bill Kavanagh (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2008), 53 mins
Description
Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story shows that segregation has been as virulent and persistent in the North as in the South and that it too has resulted from deliberate public policies based in deep-rooted racial prejudice. The film uses the bitter struggle over equal housing rights in Yonkers, New York during the1980s to show the "massive resistance" the Civil Rights Movement confronted when it moved north. Brick by Brick is not only a brillian...
Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story shows that segregation has been as virulent and persistent in the North as in the South and that it too has resulted from deliberate public policies based in deep-rooted racial prejudice. The film uses the bitter struggle over equal housing rights in Yonkers, New York during the1980s to show the "massive resistance" the Civil Rights Movement confronted when it moved north. Brick by Brick is not only a brilliant legal history of one of the most important cases in civil rights law, it narrates through the passionate experiences of Yonkers residents on both sides of the issue. The film demonstrates how courageous citizens and dedicated lawyers can enforce the constitutional rights of African Americans in the face of dangerous demagogues fomenting racial hatred.
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Linda Porto, Bill Kavanagh
Author / Creator
Sylke Froechtenigt, Bill Kavanagh
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
California Newsreel
Topic / Theme
Cities, Dwellings, Neighborhoods, Race relations, Black Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of California Newsreel. All rights reserved.
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Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North
directed by Katrina Browne, Jude Ray and Alla Kovgan, 1973-; produced by Katrina Browne (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2008), 1 hour 26 mins
In Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, one family's painful but persistent confrontation with the continuing legacy of the slave trade becomes America's. Katrina Browne uncovers her New England family's deep involvement in the Triangle Trade and, in so doing, reveals the pivotal role slavery played i...
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directed by Katrina Browne, Jude Ray and Alla Kovgan, 1973-; produced by Katrina Browne (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2008), 1 hour 26 mins
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In Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, one family's painful but persistent confrontation with the continuing legacy of the slave trade becomes America's. Katrina Browne uncovers her New England family's deep involvement in the Triangle Trade and, in so doing, reveals the pivotal role slavery played in the growth of the whole American economy. This courageous documentary asks every American what we can and should do to repair the una...
In Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, one family's painful but persistent confrontation with the continuing legacy of the slave trade becomes America's. Katrina Browne uncovers her New England family's deep involvement in the Triangle Trade and, in so doing, reveals the pivotal role slavery played in the growth of the whole American economy. This courageous documentary asks every American what we can and should do to repair the unacknowledged damage of our troubled past.
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Katrina Browne
Author / Creator
Katrina Browne, Jude Ray, Alla Kovgan, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
California Newsreel
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Slave trade, Black Studies
Copyright Message
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Tulia, Texas
directed by Kelly Whalen and Cassandra Herrman; produced by Kelly Whalen and Cassandra Herrman (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2008), 54 mins
Through its scrupulous investigation of a landmark case, Tulia, Texas uncovers the deep-rooted assumptions about race and crime that still permeate our society and undermines our justice system. The film convincingly shows how the 'war on drugs' has become a war on due process, waged against African Americans. Tod...
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directed by Kelly Whalen and Cassandra Herrman; produced by Kelly Whalen and Cassandra Herrman (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2008), 54 mins
Description
Through its scrupulous investigation of a landmark case, Tulia, Texas uncovers the deep-rooted assumptions about race and crime that still permeate our society and undermines our justice system. The film convincingly shows how the 'war on drugs' has become a war on due process, waged against African Americans. Today America has the largest prison population in the world; in some states as much as 15 percent of the black male population is incarce...
Through its scrupulous investigation of a landmark case, Tulia, Texas uncovers the deep-rooted assumptions about race and crime that still permeate our society and undermines our justice system. The film convincingly shows how the 'war on drugs' has become a war on due process, waged against African Americans. Today America has the largest prison population in the world; in some states as much as 15 percent of the black male population is incarcerated. Tulia, Texas shows one reason why.
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kelly Whalen, Cassandra Herrman
Author / Creator
Kelly Whalen, Cassandra Herrman
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
California Newsreel
Topic / Theme
Criminal investigations, Non-food crops, Black Studies
Copyright Message
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The Jena 6
directed by Kouross Esmaeli, fl. 2007, Jacqueline Soohen, fl. 1999 and Richard Rowley, fl. 1999; produced by Kouross Esmaeli, fl. 2007, Jacqueline Soohen, fl. 1999 and Richard Rowley, fl. 1999 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2007), 29 mins
Jena, LA - In a small town in Louisiana, six families are fighting for their sons' lives. Two nooses are left as a warning to black students trying to integrate their playground, fights break out across town, a white man pulls a shotgun on black students, someone burns down most of the school, the DA puts six blac...
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directed by Kouross Esmaeli, fl. 2007, Jacqueline Soohen, fl. 1999 and Richard Rowley, fl. 1999; produced by Kouross Esmaeli, fl. 2007, Jacqueline Soohen, fl. 1999 and Richard Rowley, fl. 1999 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2007), 29 mins
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Jena, LA - In a small town in Louisiana, six families are fighting for their sons' lives. Two nooses are left as a warning to black students trying to integrate their playground, fights break out across town, a white man pulls a shotgun on black students, someone burns down most of the school, the DA puts six black students on trial for attempted murder, and the quiet town of Jena becomes the site of the largest civil rights demonstration in the...
Jena, LA - In a small town in Louisiana, six families are fighting for their sons' lives. Two nooses are left as a warning to black students trying to integrate their playground, fights break out across town, a white man pulls a shotgun on black students, someone burns down most of the school, the DA puts six black students on trial for attempted murder, and the quiet town of Jena becomes the site of the largest civil rights demonstration in the South since the 1960s. 'The Jena 6' is the story of hidden racial inequality and violence becoming visible. It is a powerful symbol for, and example of, how racial justice works in America - where the lynching noose has been replaced by the DA's pen.
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kouross Esmaeli, fl. 2007, Jacqueline Soohen, fl. 1999, Richard Rowley, fl. 1999, Mumia Abu-Jamal, 1954-
Author / Creator
Kouross Esmaeli, fl. 2007, Jacqueline Soohen, fl. 1999, Richard Rowley, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Bailey, Mumia Abu-Jamal, 1954-
Person Discussed
Robert Bailey
Topic / Theme
Violence, Racism
Copyright Message
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Michael X
directed by Simon Davies, fl. 2002; composed by Julian Cox, fl. 2000-2011; produced by Daniel Allum, fl. 2002-2013 and Michael Wood, fl. 2002 (London, England: TVF International, 2003), 47 mins
As the US race riots raged in the 1960s, and influential leaders such as Martin Luther King and Malcolm X rose in the civil rights and Black Power movements, Britain had its own, controversial, figure of Black rights. The figure of Michael X, dubbed so after his public meeting with Malcolm, has since those heady d...
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directed by Simon Davies, fl. 2002; composed by Julian Cox, fl. 2000-2011; produced by Daniel Allum, fl. 2002-2013 and Michael Wood, fl. 2002 (London, England: TVF International, 2003), 47 mins
Description
As the US race riots raged in the 1960s, and influential leaders such as Martin Luther King and Malcolm X rose in the civil rights and Black Power movements, Britain had its own, controversial, figure of Black rights. The figure of Michael X, dubbed so after his public meeting with Malcolm, has since those heady days slipped into obscurity. Opinion is divided about this man, who was born in Trinidad and joined many of the Caribbean 'Windrush' gen...
As the US race riots raged in the 1960s, and influential leaders such as Martin Luther King and Malcolm X rose in the civil rights and Black Power movements, Britain had its own, controversial, figure of Black rights. The figure of Michael X, dubbed so after his public meeting with Malcolm, has since those heady days slipped into obscurity. Opinion is divided about this man, who was born in Trinidad and joined many of the Caribbean 'Windrush' generation in migrating to England. Whilst some believed him to be an inspirational focal point for a Black movement, others saw him as an opportunistic lowlife pimp and hustler always eager to improve his station. The film follows his life and times, from the increasingly open and multicultural Notting Hill area of London, to his gruesome end in his home country. From pimp to politician, from celebrity 'guru' to vilified murderer, Michael X was Britain’s most notorious and flamboyant Black Power leader. This is a tale that spans the sixties and seventies – years of turbulent social change in Britain – which were as much about race as 'flower power' and sexual liberation. Michael X is also an incursion into Trinidadian culture and history – a story of the legacy of slavery and white colonialism. It reveals a man whose childhood was beset by deep trauma concerning his identity in the in-between worlds of 'black' and 'white.' His is also a Caribbean legend: Michael’s story remains among Trinidad’s most sensational murders.
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Field of Study
Black History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Daniel Allum, fl. 2002-2013, Michael Wood, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Julian Cox, fl. 2000-2011, Simon Davies, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
TVF International
Speaker / Narrator
Stephen Rashbrook, 1958-, Desmond Allum, Tyrone Maximin, fl. 2002, Tony Soares, fl. 2002, David Tindall, fl. 1988-2002, Mike Phillips, fl. 1990-2004, Mustapha Matura, 1939-
Person Discussed
Stephen Rashbrook, 1958-, Desmond Allum, Tyrone Maximin, fl. 2002, Tony Soares, fl. 2002, David Tindall, fl. 1988-2002, Mike Phillips, fl. 1990-2004, Mustapha Matura, 1939-, Michael X, 1933-1975, Malcolm X, 1925-1965
Topic / Theme
Murder, Biographies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 by TVF International
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