FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Civil Rights

VH 7071 '50's & '60's, The
Summary: Anchored by Peter Jennings of ABC News, volume four, The '50's & '60's, looks at the Happy Daze [1953-1960]: The post-war baby boom, suburban living and Elvis Presley epitomize the contentment of the Eisenhower years. But these were also years marked by the Korean War, rabid McCarthyism, violent civil rights demonstrations, and a frightening escalation in the Cold War. This program probes the tensions between these crosscurrents in American history. 135 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, U.S. HISTORY, ECONOMICS Series: THE CENTURY AMERICA'S TIME

VH 3665 1942-1955: War Work, Housework, and Growing Discontent
Summary: The war effort again thrusts women into many new roles, including heavy industry and the military. World War II creates a major change in public attitudes toward Asian Americans. Women's economic independence is short-lived, however, as the war's end brings the men home to take over the jobs and push women back into their homes. The middle-class domestic ideal captures the hearts of many, but the number of married women in the labor force continues to rise. Discontent with the status quo boils over in Black communities and the civil rights movement is born. 014 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE

VH 3666 1955-1977: New Attitudes Force Dramatic Changes
Summary: Traditional family structures change as the divorce rate soars and women enter the workforce in record numbers. Relaxed immigration policies bring new cultures to American cities. Women are involved at every level as the civil rights movement brings dramatic change to the South. The feminist movement forges new options for women in both public and private life. 024 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE

VH 4814 A. Phillip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom
Summary: Today most Americans don't realize that the man who led the 1963 March on Washington was not Martin Luther King Jr., but a 74 year old African American labor leader. This video begins to restore a brilliant civil rights activist to his place as a key figure in 20th century American history. 086 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 7772 Abolicao
Summary: An examination of the history of slavery in Brazil and the current racial situation of Black Brazilians on the 100th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. Examines the contemporary political, economic, social and cultural issues faced by Black Brazilians through interviews. Directed by Sozimo Bulbul. 153 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, ECONOMICS

VH 1184 Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More (1964-1972)
Summary: An awareness and sense of pride emerged through the struggle of World Heavyweight Champion Cassius Clay, now by his new Islamic name, Muhammad Ali. No longer content with use of mainstream culture as their standard and rejecting im ages which traditionally stereotyped them as servile and inferior, anew generation of African Americans began to redefine itself. Propelled by the Black Consciousness Movement, they celebrated black values, culture and their African roots. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

VH 0799 Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961)
Summary: Ain't Scared Of Your Jails chronicles the courage displayed by thousands of young people and college students who joined the ranks of the movement and gave it new direction. In 1960, lunch counter sit-ins spread across the South, many organized by the new, energetic Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. In 1961, on the Freedom Rides, many young people faced violence and defied death threats as they labored to obliterate segregation in interstate bussing. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE

VH 1228 Anne Wortham
Summary: Sociologist Anne Wortham talks with Bill Moyers about her controversial views on the Civil Rights movement and affirmative action programs as they discuss race relations in America. 057 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 2364 Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., The
Summary: This program examines the government's involvement in the harassment of Dr. King, and uses a variety of recently declassified information--including private conversations taped at the Johnson White House--to re-examine the counter-intelligence programs that preceded the assassination. 085 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 2661 At the River I Stand
Summary: At the River I Stand reconstructs the two eventful months in the Spring of 1968 which led to the tragic death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the dramatic climax of the Civil Rights Movement. As the story begins, Memphis' black community rallies behind a strike by 1300 sanitation workers and their slogan "I am a man." Soon Dr. King joins their struggle to his growing, nation-wide Poor People's Campaign. 059 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0797 Awakenings (1954-1956)
Summary: History of the civil rights movement in the United States. Uses archival footage and interviews with participants in the movement. AWAKENINGS focuses on the catalysis events of 1954-56. The Mississippi lynching of 14 year-old Emmett Till led to a widely publicized trial where a courageous black man took the stand and accused two white men of murder. In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to yield her bus seat to a white man. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE

VH 1187 Back to the Movement
Summary: The series concludes with an examination of two cities. In Miami, Florida, viewers witness the destruction of Overtown, a once-thriving community. In 1980, when white police officers were cleared of charges following the beating death of a black businessman, Miami's black community exploded in the largest riot since Detroit, 1967. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

VH 0224 Beyond The Dream-Black History, (Part 1)
Summary: Live, interactive satellite program featuring prominent scholars, live discussions and prerecorded features on the past present and future of Black participation in American society and culture. Looks at the contribution of Blacks in the fields of education, politics, business and economics, social issues, the military, the arts, entertainment and sports. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0781 Black America: Breaking Free
Summary: Documents the history and experiences of Black Americans through historical footage and interviews. Focuses on the civil rights movement, today's urban Black Americans, and Black Americans who have been successful in business and politics. 028 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, U.S. HISTORY Series: BLACK AMERICA

VH 0782 Black America: The New South
Summary: See VH 779. 028 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BLACK AMERICA

VH 2849 Black Conservatives
Summary: Black conservatives believe that liberals, both black and white, are doing the cause of African Americans more harm than good. In this specially adapted Phil Donahue program, Armstrong Williams, Kevin Pritchett, Phyllis Berry Meyers, and Dr. Khalid Al-Mansor say that the existing welfare system has become just another form of slavery; that blacks should strive for self-empowerment and not depend on the Democratic Party, which takes their votes for granted. 028 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIOLOGY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0948 Black Panthers
Summary: A documentary film of the "Free Huey Newton" rally in California. Huey Newton is interviewed in the Alameda County Jail. 053 Min. VIDEO 1968 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0891 Black Power
Summary: Prominent Afro-Americans discuss their political and social achievements. 058 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 3958 Black, White and Angry
Summary: Few other issues in American life provoke the kind of discussion and emotion that race does, especially the relationship between blacks and whites. Despite tremendous strides, there is little doubt that deep-seated emotions between blacks and whites still divide Americans. This NBC News program examines the following topics: blacks and whites at work; blacks and whites in their communities and the question of separate worlds; myths about blacks and whites; the role politics and politicians play in issues affecting blacks and whites; and what the future holds for the already delicate relationships between blacks and whites in America. 077 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0784 Bolivia: Union Rights
Summary: A shocking history of Bolivia's miners' unions which have been oppressed, often brutally, by the military & various Bolivian governments. The program argues successfully that the right to organize labor unions is a basic human right. Archival film footage as well as interviews with veteran Bolivian labor leaders provide insights into the miners' union. 028 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0802 Bridge to Freedom
Summary: In the final episode, BRIDGE TO FREEDOM, the lessons of a decade are brought to bear in the climactic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, when thousands joined together to march fifty miles for freedom. During the drive to make voting rights a national issue, strategic and ideological differences began to surface between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s SCLC and the younger activists of SNCC. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE

VH 8049 Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Summary: Bayard Rustin was a key figure in the civil rights movement for over 40 years. One of the first "freedom riders, " an adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King and A. Philip Randolph, organizer of the March on Washington, intelligent, gregarious and charismatic, Bayard Rustin was denied his place in the limelight for one reason -- he was also gay. He brought non-violent resistance to a new level in the American Civil Rights movement. The film captures Rustin's commitment to justice and human rights, his brilliant intellect and charismatic personality, as well as the public scorn he faced from both black and white because of his openness about his sexual orientation. Presents a fascinating look at the role race, politics, and orientation play in American radicalism. 084 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 4528 Can Self-Government Survive? Michael Sandel
Summary: In this program with Bill Moyers, Sandel discusses his views on what is needed for self-government to survive under modern conditions. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS Series: MOYERS COLLECTION, THE

VH 0580 Capital Punishment
Summary: Does capital punishment comprise a cruel and unusual punishment under the 8th Amendment to the Constitution? Is it an effective deterrent against crime? Is the concept to retribution a desirable aspect of our legal system? These and other questions are argued in depth by lawyers in the sentencing phase of a trial involving a convicted murderer. 023 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BILL OF RIGHTS IN ACTION

VH 0794 Chile: Torture as a Political Instrument
Summary: Victims, protestors, and a psychologist testify that Chile's National Intelligence Service, the CNI, practices physical and psychological torture in order to instill "terrible images in the collective unconscious" of the populace and thus discourage opposition. 028 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0779 Civil Rights Movement, The
Summary: Documents the history and experiences of Black Americans through historical footage and interviews. Focuses on the Civil Rights movement, today's urban Black Americans, and Black Americans who have been successful in business and politics. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BLACK AMERICA

VH 4447 Criminal Justice and a Defendant's Right to a Fair Trial
Summary: Focuses on legal ethics and the Exclusionary Rule. Weighs the right of the accused to a fair trial against the right of society to take measures assuring public safety. 060 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, CRIMINOLOGY Series: CONSTITUTION, THE

VH 3457 Disappearances In Punjab
Summary: A documentary film on the legacy of human rights violations in Punjab committed by India's security forces, and its role in sustaining the Sikh separatists unrest in the state. 024 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIOLOGY, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 3763 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective
Summary: Offers an examination of Dr. King's extraordinary life. Using rare an d largely unseen film footage and photographs, the film explores how Dr. King's ideas, thoughts, and causes evolved in the face of the rapidly changing climate of the Civil Rights Movement. 080 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 1469 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Part 1)
Summary: Historical overview of the struggle for racial equality in America. Focuses on the role of Martin Luther King, Jr., and includes footage of major events in the civil rights movement. Part 1 of 2. 025 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 1470 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Part 2)
Summary: Historical overview of the struggle for racial equality in America. Focuses on the role of Martin Luther King, Jr., and includes footage of major events in the civil rights movement. Part 2 of 2. 025 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 3685 Dream Deferred, A
Summary: A rural people becomes an urban one. Cultural and political gains are offset by overcrowding and increasing ghettoization of African-Americans, as Northern politicians ignore the ticking time bomb of resentment. A time bomb that would explode in the Sixties. 090 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: PROMISED LAND, THE

VH 0575 Due Process of Law
Summary: The Constitution guarantees due process of law. But when should due process give way to summary punishments in order to avoid immediate threats to the status quo? This question is argued by lawyers in a hearing to reinstate a student who has been summarily suspended after a campus demonstration. 023 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BILL OF RIGHTS IN ACTION

VH 5686 End of the Nightstick, The
Summary: Details allegations of police brutality in Chicago, and follows community protests against police commander Jon Burge. 044 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 3194 Fateful Decade: From Little Rock to the Civil Rights Bill, The
Summary: First there was the law, and then there was enforcement of the law. This program begins at Little Rock's Central High School and follows the civil rights movement acceleration: marches, clashed with the police, the jailing of demonstrators, the murders of Medger Evers, and the bombing of the Baptist church in Birmingham, sit-ins and protest, the Montgomery march, the Mississippi Freedom March, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speeches and his funeral. 027 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0798 Fighting Back (1957-1962)
Summary: Follows the struggle for equality from the schoolroom to the courtroom and back as blacks reject the existing system of "separate but equal" education. In 1954, the Supreme Court also rejects the system in its historic Brown vs. Board of education decision. The legal battle won, in 1957 nine black teenagers dare to integrate Little Rock's Central High School. In 1962, a resolute James Meredith enrolls at The University of Mississippi. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE

VH 4648 Four Little Girls
Summary: On Sunday morning, Sept. 15, 1963, the church was beginning a monthly youth day service. Twenty pounds of dynamite exploded in the building, shattering windows around the church and in some of the neighboring buildings. It was under the fallen debris that the bodies of four young girls was found. They died because of the color of their skin. Director: Spike Lee. 103 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: COMMUNICATION, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3462 Frederick Douglass: When the Lion Wrote History
Summary: Frederick Douglass was a passionate leader in the early fight for civil rights. He was also in the political trenches with the first American women's rights activists, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton... laying a foundation for modern feminism. Frederick Douglass was an elegant orator and provocative abolitionist. An escaped slave whose freedom was bought by supporters he met on a speaking tour in England, Douglass became a journalist, publisher, diplomat and an unceasing voice for civil rights - the hallmark of a free society. 089 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0585 Freedom of Speech
Summary: Examines the complexities of Constitutional freedom and guarantees. Discusses whether or not freedom of speech is absolute or should be controlled when it threatens law and order. Illustrates the discussion with the case of a neo-Nazi who speaks in front of a Jewish temple in praise of Hitler and in criticism of Jews. 018 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BILL OF RIGHTS IN ACTION

VH 2874 Freedom On My Mind
Summary: The best film yet on the African-American freedom struggles of the 1960's. Told mainly from the perspective of Mississippi blacks whose lives were transformed during the course of the civil rights movement, this documentary conveys the emotion and excitement of a unique period in American history. In its dramatic effectiveness and historical acuity, Freedom On My Mind surpasses all previous documentaries of the southern struggle. 110 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 5872 Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker
Summary: This film on Ella Baker's life work highlights the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the period of the most dramatic upsurge in the struggle for racial justice. Since Ms. Baker's activities spanned over 50 years in the North and South, the struggles of earlier decades are portrayed, giving a sense of the continuity of the fight for social change and racial justice. 063 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 6881 George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire, Pt. 1
Summary: George Wallace, a four-time governor of Alabama and candidate for the presidency, was a fierce defender of Southern pride and a man who was central to the civil rights years in the South. 090 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Series: HISTORY'S BEST ON PBS

VH 6882 George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire, Pt. 2
Summary: George Wallace, a four-time governor of Alabama and candidate for the p residency, was a fierce defender of Southern pride and a man who was central to the civil rights years in the South. 180 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, CIVIL RIGHTS, U.S. HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Series: HISTORY'S BEST ON PBS

VH 0414 Hands That Picked Cotton
Summary: Using a historical perspective, discusses how Blacks are becoming more politically active in the southern United States, locally, and in state and national government. Includes footage on Robert Clark's unsuccessful run for Congress in 1982. 059 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 1411 Heroes and Tyrants of the 20th Century: Gandhi
Summary: Contains extraordinary footage of Gandhi's Salt March to the sea, his famous London address, and his brutally candid interviews. 040 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: MEN OF OUR TIME

VH 4844 Homecoming
Summary: Film maker Charlene Gilbert chronicles her own family, as well as African Americans as farmers and landowners, in general. Issues such as education, the ability of African Americans to get credit from banks, and sharecropping are explored. Gilbert includes academic analyses of history as well as a depiction of the present and predictions for the future. 056 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 1356 Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Summary: Chronicles the life of Ida B. Wells, an early black activist who protested lynchings, unfair treatment of black soldiers, and other examples of racism and injustice toward black Americans around the turn of the century. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7783 Islam In America After September 11th
Summary: Video views the impact that the 9-11 attacks on New York and Washington, DC had on the American Muslim community. 057 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 5010 Jacques Derrida
Summary: Jacques Derrida, the French philosopher credited with launching the Deconstructionist movement, argues his theories. Derrida begins with a frank discussion of the ethical problems of Deconstruction, especially in relation to human rights. He argues that Deconstruction is not a disillusion of the subject, it is first and foremost a historical or genealogical analysis of that subject and an attempt to focus on a universal translation of it. 039 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0136 Japan They Don't Talk About, The
Summary: Originally shown on the television program, NBC White paper. The popular perception of Japan's economic miracle is contrasted with some more sobering facts about how workers cope in this seeming utopia. 052 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 6880 John Brown's Holy War
Summary: A look inside a complex man, farmer and warrior, family man and avenging angel, to reveal the man behind the legend. He is the father of American terrorism--and an inspiration to the Civil Rights Movement. More than 150 years after his execution, questions swirl around John Brown: was he a madman or a martyr? 090 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: HISTORY'S BEST ON PBS

VH 4401 John Henrick Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
Summary: Profiles the life and times of the noted African-American historian, scholar, and Pan-African activist, who has been a central figure in Harlem since the 1930's. Directed by: St. Clair Bourne. 094 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0584 Juvenile Law
Summary: Contrasts the adult criminal procedures and judicial law by showing the treatment of two brothers, one 15 and the other 18 years of age, who are arrested for a crime. Raises questions about the paternalistic issues involved in reform of the juvenile justice system. 024 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BILL OF RIGHTS IN ACTION

VH 1186 Keys to the Kingdom, The (1974-1980)
Summary: This show examines the relationship between law and popular struggle as it chronicles efforts to inject substance into promises of equality. The movement's focus is on the keys to the kingdom: jobs and education. Includes footage of Boston and Atlanta's Mayor Maynard Jackson, the city's first black mayor. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

VH 0624 Legacy of a Dream
Summary: Presents a compilation of newsreel and videotape footage showing the events that secured the vote for American blacks and ultimately led to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes a sketch of King's career and statements by Coretta King and Andrew Young on voter registration and the need for blacks to be informed on exercising their right to vote. Narrated by James Earl Jones. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 1835 Life of Sojourner Truth, The: Ain't I A Woman?
Summary: In this dramatization, viewers learn about Sojourner Truth through her own words and the reflections of those who knew her, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Abraham Lincoln. 026 Min. VIDEO Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 3203 Lowndes County Freedom Party: The Rise of Black Panthers
Summary: In the 1960's, a full century after the Civil War, things hadn't changed much in Lowndes County, Alabama. Not a single black was registered to vote. This program examines the rise of Stokely Carmichael and his Lowndes County Freedom Party, which he formed to get blacks registered to vote. The program examines these efforts against the backdrop of murder and intimidation which accompanied the struggle for civil rights. 025 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 3166 Lucretia Mott
Summary: At a time when women were not allowed to speak in public forums, Lucretia Mott (1793-1880), not only spoke, she fought for the rights of women, Blacks, Native Americans, for labor reform and for peace. Pamela Sommerfield as Lucretia Mott with vocals by Holly Near, this film was filmed at historic sites in Philadelphia and Gettysburg, 059 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 1059 Malcolm X
Summary: Previously released as a motion picture. "Though he began by espousing violence, Malcolm X found his true voice and leadership position when he modulated his rage and began to work constructively to help his people"--Publisher's Catalog. 015 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 2759 Malcolm X, Part 1
Summary: Filmmaker Spike Lee and actor Denzel Washington join other top talents to bring to the screen the life and times of Malcolm X. Director: Spike Lee. 100 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, DRAMA

VH 2760 Malcolm X, Part 2
Summary: Filmmaker Spike Lee and actor Denzel Washington join other top talent s to bring to the screen the life and times of Malcolm X. Director: Spike Lee. 101 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, DRAMA

VH 2253 Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Summary: This definitive biography weaves together interviews, archival footage, photographs, and an original score to portray the fascinating intellectual journey of a complex man whose ideas resonate today. 150 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, BIOGRAPHY

VH 2749 Mama Awethu!
Summary: Follows the day to day lives of five black South African women in the townships around Cape Town, revealing the unhuman legacy of the apartheid system. Evelyn, once an African National Congress branch secretary, lives in a squatter location called Philippi and works as a cleaning woman. Iris, also from Philippi, is a member of the ANC Women's League who is involved in community politics. 053 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 3959 Mandela: From Prison to President
Summary: This portrait of Nelson Mandela shows us the man-truly a hero of our times-within the context of the times and the problems they present. After 27 years in prison and a life dedicated to the liberation of black South Africans, Mandela became President. What toll has this unswerving devotion and cruel imprisonment taken on Mandela the man? Through the testimony of his most intimate friends and family, a very personal picture emerges: his estranged wife Winnie recalls their courtship and the anguish of their failed marriage. His daughter Zinzi, describes her continuing bitterness at how apartheid destroyed her family; Arch bishop Desmond Tutu and other friends and colleagues reveal the human being behind what has become the Mandela myth. 052 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 3657 Martin Luther King - "I Have a Dream"
Summary: When 200, 000 civil rights marchers - black and white - gathered at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, they expected to hear strong words from their spiritual leader, Martin Luther King. What they did not expect was a speech of such heartfelt passion and poetic eloquence that it echoes still in our memory. 025 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, COMMUNICATION, U.S. HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0064 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Summary: Coretta King, widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and three of Dr. King's closest friends discuss his impact on the American civil rights movement. 024 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0219 Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Personal Portrait
Summary: A personal portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. in conversation with Arnold Michaelis including Dr. King's comments on Vietnam, the struggle for equality, religious beliefs as a Baptist minister, his role as husband and father, receipt of the Novel Peace Prize, etc. 053 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0204 Martin Luther King, Jr.: His Message Today
Summary: Phil Donahue and his guests talk about the civil rights movement. They discuss Martin Luther King's message and his theory of nonviolence. 027 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3329 Martin Luther King, Jr, : Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Summary: During his imprisonment for a civil rights demonstration in April of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. responds to the criticisms of eight white clergymen in a letter later published in a Birmingham newspaper. 026 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 1064 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: The Making of a Holiday
Summary: Details the history behind the making of Martin Luther King Day. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6805 Masterpiece By Midnight, A
Summary: Last of ten episodes tracing the history of Jazz. In the 1960s jazz fragments into the avant-garde and many divided schools of thought. In the early 1970s jazz founders Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington pass away. Miles Davis leads a movement of musicians who incorporate elements of rock and soul into their music. By the mid-1980s jazz bounces back led by Wynton Marsalis and a new generation of musicians. 120 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: JAZZ, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Series: JAZZ

VH 3224 Message from Minister Louis Farrakhan, A
Summary: Series of speeches delivered in the months preceding and immediately following the Million Man March in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16, 1995. 158 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0883 Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggles
Summary: Discusses the struggle of black Pullman porters to unionize, even though rebuked by white organized labor, and the eventual formation of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters under A. Phillip Randolph. Explores the impact of this group on the American civil rights movement. 060 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 3218 Million Man March, The (Part 1)
Summary: Coverage of the Million Man March in Washington, D.C., on Oct 16, 1995, organized by Louis Farrakhan. 313 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 3219 Million Man March, The (Part 2)
Summary: Minister Louis Farrakhan speech delivered at the historic Million Man March in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16, 1995. 280 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 1697 Miss Amy and Miss May
Summary: Amy Bailey, daughter of an eminent Black family, was a leader of the Jamaican women's movement in the late 1930's. May Farquharson, daughter of a wealthy white planter, fought for reproductive rights for women and reforms to benefit the elderly. 040 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 1071 Mississippi Summer
Summary: A history of the civil rights struggle for blacks during the 1960's in Mississippi. 050 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0801 Mississippi: Is This America? (1962-1964)
Summary: Focuses on the extraordinary personal risks faced by ordinary citizens as they assumed responsibility for social change, particularly during the 1962-64 voting rights campaign in Mississippi. The state became a testing ground of constitutional principles as civil rights activists concentrated their energies on the right to vote. White resistance to the sharing of political power clashed with the strong determination of movement leaders to bring Mississippi blacks to the ballot box. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE

VH 2848 Murder in Mississippi: The Prince of Freedom
Summary: Thirty years after "Freedom Summer" in Mississippi, this ABC News TURNING POINT program retraces the dramatic events and examines how the murders of three young men by the Ku Klux Klan shocked the nation and changed the course of the civil rights movement. The program recounts the events leading to the presence, and then the murder of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner and explores the volatile national atmosphere, reactions and justice to their murders. 052 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 8048 Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Summary: Evaluates the authenticity of the earliest source, "The Confessions of Nat Turner", assembled by a white Virginia lawyer from jailhouse interviews. It then follows the controversy over the Nat Turner story played out through history. Alvin Poussaint and Ossie Davis recall how Nat Turner became a hero in the Black community. 058 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 1185 Nation of Law?, A
Summary: By the late 1960's, the anger in poorer urban areas over charges of police brutality was smoldering. In Chicago, Fred Hampton formed a Black Panther Party chapter. As the chapter grew, so did police surveillance. In a pre-dawn assault by the police, Panthers Hampton and Mark Clark were killed. The deaths came at a time when movement activists were increasingly becoming targets of police harassment at both the local and federal levels through COINTELPRO. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

VH 3673 Native Land
Summary: Defiantly outspoken and stunningly visual, Native Land exemplifies a phenomenon unique to the era of the Great Depression: a mobilization of artists in a united fight against the social injustices besieging an economically crippled nation. Directed by Leo Hurwitz and Paul Strand. 088 Min. VIDEO 1934 Subject: COMMUNICATION, DRAMA, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 1675 Never Turn Back: Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
Summary: The Life Story of Fannie Lou Hamer. 058 Min. VIDEO Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0800 No Easy Walk (1962-1966)
Summary: Explores a crucial phase in the civil rights movement-the emergence of mass demonstrations and marches as a powerful protest vehicle. In Albany, Georgia, police chief Laurie Pritchett challenged Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s tactics of nonviolent mass demonstration. In Birmingham, Alabama, school children steadfastly marched against the violent spray of fire hoses and were jailed as a result. Includes footage of the 1963 march on Washington, D.C. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE

VH 0780 North-End of Illusions, The
Summary: Examines the hopes, dreams and realities of today's urban black Americans. Interviews with individuals living in both Chicago and New York City paint a grim picture, especially of single mothers raising children in housing projects. Many of these people remain hopeful as they try desperately to create a more positive environment for themselves and their children. Shows an interview with Columbia University Professor Charles Hamilton who examines the black struggle against racism. 031 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BLACK AMERICA

VH 5710 Oh Freedom After While
Summary: In 1939 Missouri sharecroppers--black and white--staged a dramatic roadside protest to protest unjust treatment by local plantation owners. Their demonstration spurred the U. S. government to develop new housing for displaced sharecroppers. 057 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 8397 Ordinary Americans: The Civil Rights Movement
Summary: Examines the early years of the civil rights movement through the personal accounts of four women. Focuses primarily on events of the South during the late 1950's and 1960's, as civil rights activists work to eradicate racial discrimination and prejudice. 034 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 6547 Paul Riceour
Summary: Beginning with the Aristotelian notion of rights, Riceour discusses the difference between the right of and the right to. He traces the concept of natural rights from the 18th century to the modern political concept of universal human rights. 039 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0792 Peru: Children's Rights
Summary: The civil war between the guerilla movement, known as "Sendero Luminoso, " and the Peruvian military has left many orphans, while other children must bear the scars as they grow up around violence. This program shows how the war has resulted in blatant violations of children's rights. 028 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 2721 Place of Rage, A
Summary: This celebration of African American women and their achievements features interviews with Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker. Within the context of the civil rights, Black power and feminist movements, the trio reassess how women such as Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer revolutionized American society. Angela Davis, at one time the FBI's most wanted woman, recounts her involvement with the Black Panthers and the communist party. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, PSYCHOLOGY, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 1182 Power (1967-1968)
Summary: Out of the ashes of the urban rebellions, blacks looked for new ways to take control of their communities; the ballot box, the street and the school became the dominant platforms. In Cleveland, the black community, together with a segment of white voters, achieved an historic victory: the election of Carl Stokes as the first African American mayor of a major city. In Oakland, young black men and women attempted to confront continuing police harassment. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

VH 3581 Power to the People
Summary: This program looks at how the Russian revolution changed the peaceful image of socialism to violent revolt, and gave the Soviet people the false impression that they controlled their own destinies. Ghandi's pacifist resistance to British rule in India offered an alternative and influential image of popular struggle, which found echoes in the civil right movements in the U.S. and South Africa. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 0583 Privilege Against Self Incrimination, The
Summary: Explains that the Fifth Amendment protects the accused against coerced confessions, but questions what happens to this and other guarantees of the Constitution under the impact of advanced technologies. 023 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BILL OF RIGHTS IN ACTION

VH 1183 Promised Land, The (1967-1968)
Summary: In the final year of Martin Luther King's life, the movement turned its attention to the economic issues confronting the nation and the rumblings of a far off war in Vietnam. Moved by the increasing level of poverty, Dr. King and his staff searched for a strategy to effect an economic redistribution of wealth. They began to organize a Poor People's Campaign, a march of the poor to Washington, D.C., where they would erect Resurrection City. 060 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

VH 3582 Racism
Summary: This program covers the most appalling crimes against humanity committed under racist justifications: Hitler's ambitions to create a Master Race and the annihilation of six million Jews, and the more recent crimes of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and the Hutu massacre of Tutsis in Rwanda. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, HOLOCAUST, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 0010 Raisin in the Sun, A
Summary: A black family in Chicago attempts to leave the ghetto to live in an all-white neighborhood. Director: Bill Duke. 128 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 6396 Reaching the Finish Line: Black Athletes and Civil Rights
Summary: This program evaluates the societal contributions of Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Toni Stone, Willie O'Ree, and Arthur Ashe--sports icons who, with commitment and perseverance, broke the color barrier in professional athletics, paving the way for later civil rights victories. 032 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: SPORTS, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6308 Rebel Hearts
Summary: Discusses the lives of Sarah and Angelina Grimke and their work to abolish slavery and their involvement with what would become the women's rights movement in the United States. 058 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, U.S. HISTORY

VH 0578 Right to Privacy, The
Summary: Presents a case in which electronic surveillance by the police results in the issuance of a search warrant, arrests, and a pretrial hearing. Attorneys argue whether the constitutional right to privacy was violated, 023 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BILL OF RIGHTS IN ACTION

VH 6803 Risk
Summary: Eighth of ten episodes tracing the history of Jazz. Despite the escalation of the Cold War, America's musical tastes turn to sentimental singers and rhythm and blues. New gifted musicians emerge including Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan and John Lewis. 120 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: JAZZ, CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES Series: JAZZ

VH 1045 Road to Brown, The
Summary: Story of segregation and the legal campaign against it, and of Charles Houston, "the man who killed Jim Crow." 050 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 5313 Singapore: The Price of Prosperity
Summary: This program examines the price of progress, and the draconian restrictions of personal liberty that Yew claims were necessary to bring it all about. Yew explains how he molded a homogeneous and efficient society by controlling behavior and banning ownership of everyday items. 030 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 7278 Sojourner Truth
Summary: A group of scholars and historians examine the history of abolitionism through the writings of Sojourner Truth. 146 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, WRITERS, BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3761 Somos + (We Are More)
Summary: Footage of a demonstration organized by Muheres por la Vida (Women for Life) in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 30, 1985 in demand of democracy and freedom. Shows how police reacted to the demonstration. "Somos mas" ("we are more") was the demonstrators' rallying cry. 016 Min. VIDEO Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 4601 Speeches of Malcolm X, The
Summary: This covers the era in which the black leader's public life during which his evolving attitudes can slowly be detected. Malcolm addresses a 1963 Black Front Unity Rally. He gives his opinion on the intended effect of the Civil Rights Act, speaks out about housing and self defense in Harlem in 1964, and discusses police brutality. 041 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, COMMUNICATION Series: SPEECHES COLLECTION, THE

VH 1012 Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., The
Summary: Presents a collection of Martin Luther King, Jr's. major speeches and minor asides, tracing the development of his oratorical style. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 4600 Speeches of Nelson Mandela, The
Summary: Nelson Mandela dedicated his life to the battle against racial oppression in South Africa. His activities against apartheid led to his conviction. After his 1990 release, Mandela was elected president in the country's first all-race election. This video offers a compelling demonstration of his oratory prowess, from his long fight against apartheid, to his triumphant release from prison and ensuing political career. 070 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, COMMUNICATION Series: SPEECHES COLLECTION, THE

VH 4603 Speeches of Sitting Bull, The
Summary: Voiced by Native American E. Donald Two Rivers, features a sample of heartfelt addresses from the legendary Indian leader. These speeches convey Sitting Bull's disappointment over the injustice faced by his people, as he meets American representatives before and after Little Bighorn. 035 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS, COMMUNICATION Series: SPEECHES COLLECTION, THE

VH 0579 Story of a Trial, The
Summary: Follows a case involving two young men who are accused of a misdemeanor from arrest through arraignment and trial, showing the process of law and constitutional safeguards that are important to the accused. 022 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, CRIMINOLOGY Series: BILL OF RIGHTS IN ACTION

VH 5709 Strange Demise of Jim Crow, The
Summary: Eldrewey Stearns and other participants reveal the behind-the-scenes compromises, negotiations, and the controversial news black-outs which helped bring about the quiet desegregation of commercial establishments in Houston, Texas between 1959 and 1963. 057 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 8047 Strange Fruit
Summary: A documentary exploring the history and legacy of the anti-lynching protest song made famous by Billie Holiday. The film examines the history of lynching, the courage of those who fought for racial justice, and the interplay of race, labor and the left and popular culture as forces that would give rise to the Civil Rights Movement. It also presents the story of the composer Lewis Allan, a Jewish schoolteacher and union activist from the Bronx who wrote the poem and later set it to music. 058 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 7044 Terror and Counter-Terror: Can Democracy Survive?
Summary: Part of a documentary series that looks at what causes countries, political groups and individuals to engage in terrorism. This segment looks at the economic, political, and military pressures on a government menaced by terrorism. 052 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: TERRORISM, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

VH 1180 Time Has Come, The (1969-1965)
Summary: During the decade of civil rights protest in the south, a sense of urgency and anger emerged from the black communities in the north. Viewers follow the trajectory of Malcolm X's influence. The program shows the influence of his philosophy on the staff of the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC) as they organized the Lowndes County Freedom Organization in Alabama as they issued the call for "Black Power" during the 1966 Meredith March Against Fear. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

VH 1181 Two Societies (1965-1968)
Summary: Against the backdrop of the long hot summers of the mid-1960's, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference went to Chicago in an attempt to apply southern movement tactics to the urban north. Their strategies were tested as they came up against the powerful political machinery of Mayor Richard Daley. A year later, in Detroit, frustration and anger built to urban violence as blacks and law officers clashed on city streets. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

VH 0783 Uganda: Basic Rights
Summary: Profiles Uganda's tragic recent history during which hundreds of thousands have been killed, mostly by police and troops. The program presents shocking evidence of the brutality, showing scenes of human bones piled high in "warehouses, " as well as shots of abandoned prisons their walls and floors spattered with blood stains. 028 Min. VIDEO Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 5721 Underground Railroad, The
Summary: The story of a 200-year struggle to break the bonds of slavery in the American South. The Underground Railroad was a loosely organized network of runaway slaves, freed blacks and anti-slavery whites, all willing to risk their lives in the name of freedom. 100 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 2963 W.E.B. DuBois
Summary: Adapted from the book by Mark Stafford. Contains biographical material, interviews with experts, archival footage, and period music. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BLACK AMERICANS OF ACHIEVEMENT VIDEO COLLECTION II, THE

VH 3757 W.E.B. DuBois - A Biography In Four Voices
Summary: This is the first film biography of a man who towered over African American History for nearly a century, W.E.B. DuBois (1868-1963). His remarkable career as a scholar-activist stretched from the end of Reconstruction to the imposition of Jim Crow, its eventual defeat by the Civil Rights Movement and the successful independence struggles of African nations. In this film, four prominent African American writers, Wesley Brown, Thulani Davis, Toni Cade Bambara and Amiri Baraka each narrate a period of his life and describe his impact on their work. 116 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, WRITERS, BIOGRAPHY, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0882 We Shall Overcome
Summary: Traces the American civil rights movement through the song, "We shall overcome, " and notes the inspirational song's continuing appeal world-wide. Presents documentary footage and comments by 1960's activists and performers concerning its origin, adoption, and impact. 058 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 7259 What Is Sexual Harassment?
Summary: Describes sexual harassment behaviors and other possible situations found at the workplace and school. 023 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0756 Who Killed Vincent Chin?
Summary: Video on racism in working-class America focuses on the murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American, in a Detroit bar. Interweaves the murder with social concerns and questions about justice. 083 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0577 Women's Rights
Summary: A high school girl wants to swim on the boy's team, but the state bylaws prohibit it. In a court action, her lawyer argues that these bylaws are unconstitutional, because the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection of the laws to all citizens regardless of race or sex. 023 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BILL OF RIGHTS IN ACTION