FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Ethnic Studies

VH 7775 100 Percent Arabica
Summary: The rising popularity of a local band threatens orthodox religious groups in a mixed Arab and African housing project outside Paris. Attendance at the mosque falls and drastic measures are taken to keep the balance of power in the hands of the religious leaders. No one can stop the infectious popularity of the music, however, and when all the musicians finally sing together, everyone is united. The cast includes several North African immigrants who in real life are music stars in France. 085 Min. VIDEO 1997

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 6707 Achebe at 70: Birthday Celebration
Summary: A conversation on writing between Achebe and Toni Morrison that took place at Bard College, New York, and their responses to audience questions. 089 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 2866 Across The Tracks-Vlach Gypsies In Hungary
Summary: Set in a village outside the Hungarian town of Gyongyos, this program follows two Gypsy families struggling to maintain their traditions in a modern communist state. Despite the romantic image, Gypsy life is harsh and often brutal. The Gypsies live in semi-slums, and they are forced by law to work, often for very low wages. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: DISAPPEARING WORLD

VH 5494 An Act of Faith
Summary: Describes the rescue of Denmark's Jewish population from Nazi persecution during World War II, as presented through personal interviews with representative people who took part in the escape operation. 028 Min. VIDEO 1961 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 7612 Adio Kerida: Goodbye Dear Love
Summary: A personal journey about the search for identity and memory among Sephardic Jews with roots in Cuba. Anthropologist Ruth Behar returns to her native Cuba in search of the country's remaining Sephardic Jews and her family's ties to them. Presents a lyrical journey into Cuba's Jewish past and present-day that is filled with painful goodbyes and a belief in the possibility of return and renewal. Directed by Ruth Behar. 082 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDI

VH 5216 Advertising Missionaries
Summary: In Papua New Guinea where over three quarters of the population cannot be reached by the regular advertising medium, the market is being developed by other means. 052 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: COMMUNICATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, MARKETING

VH 3754 Africa: What's In It for the United States
Summary: A panel of experts discusses various aspects of the United States and its relations with Africa. 120 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 3106 African-American Cultures in the U.S.A.: Part 1
Summary: Discusses the culture and experiences of Black Americans and the structure and composition of the Afro-American community today. 061 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 3107 African-American Cultures in the U.S.A.: Part 2
Summary: Follow up to part one discusses African history and religion, images of the African American in the media, academic performance and stereotypes perpetuated in schools. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 8357 Against My Will
Summary: Investigates violence against women in Pakistan, where concepts of family honor and the status of women as property perpetuate the practice of "honor killing", the murder of women by male relatives for behavior deemed socially or morally unacceptable. One of the women interviewed at the Dastak women's shelter in Lohore, Kubra, is murdered three weeks after she returns to her family. Directed by Ayfer Ergun. 050 Min. VIDEO 2002

VH 2392 Against The Odds: Artist of the Harlem Renaissance
Summary: This documentary by Amber Edwards tells the little-known story of a group of black visual artists fighting racial prejudice and discrimination during the vibrant period of creativity in the 1920's and 1930's. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ART, AFRICA-AMERICAN

VH 3616 Aime Cesaire: A Voice For History, Part I
Summary: In Part I, L'ile Veilleuse (The Vigilant Island) Cesaire show us his pays natale, its volcano, beaches and colonial towns, a tropical crossroads where Europe, Africa and America meet. From this cultural vortex, Cesaire, his wife Suzanne and the philosopher Rene Menil founded in 1939 the seminal literary review, Tropiques. This journal influenced Caribbean intellectuals like artist Wifredo Lam, writer Rene Depestre and revolutionary theorist, Frantz Fanon. After the war, Cesaire served as mayor of Fort-de-France and Martinique's representative in the French National Assembly during the crucial years of decolonization. He discusses the difficulty of balancing the life of a poet with that of a practical politician for over fifty years. 054 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: WRITERS, CARIBBEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 3617 Aime Cesaire: A Voice For History, Part II
Summary: Part II, Au rendezvous de la conquete (Where the Edges of Conquest Meet) Moves to Paris in the 1930's where Cesaire, Leopold Senghor, first president of Senegal, and the French Guyanese poet Leon Damas developed the concept of negritude, a world wide revindication of African values. John Henrik Clarke and Howard Dodson of the Schomburg Center discuss the profound impact of black American authors like Langston Hughes, Richard Wright and Claude Mckay as well as jazz and the Harlem Renaissance on this primarily Francophone movement. 056 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: WRITERS, CARIBBEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 3618 Aime Cesaire: A Voice For History, Part III
Summary: Part III, La force de regarder demain (The Strength to Face Tomorrow) Cesaire responds to the disappointments of the post-colonial world and expresses his hopes for the future. In the 1960's his plays, La tragedie du roi Christophe (about the Haitian revolution) and Une saison au Congo (about the assassination of Patrice Lumumba), were among the first to warn of the dangers of neocolonialism. French anthropologist Edgar Morin, biographer Roger Toumson, Brazilian author Jorge Amado, Antillean novelist Maryse Conde and American writer Maya Angelou testify to Cesaire's central role as a "founding ancestor" for the current flowering of African Diaspora literature. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

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 images 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, 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, AFRICA-AMERICAN, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE

VH 2042 Alex Haley
Summary: This warm portrait of Alex Haley (who died in 1992) shows us the writer who, more than any other, gave whites the shocking insight that blacks had been literally cut off from their own past. That one man's pen could be so powerful is proof that Haley was a first-rate writer. 050 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: WRITERS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 7933 Alonso's Dream
Summary: Alonso lives in the Highland of Chenalho, where his community if filled with conflict due to the standoff between the Zapatista National Liberation Arm y that is demanding equal rights for the indigenous people of Mexico, and the Mexican Army. The film focuses on the impact the revolution and paramilitary violence have had on the daily lives of Mayan peasants in Mexico. 071 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 2097 America: A Cultural Mosaic Video Sampler
Summary: This video sampler is introducing the multi cultural society in the America that include: more than forty individual videos about African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, Euro-America and native-American. 130 Min. VIDEO

VH 6447 American Education Under Reconstruction/Achievement&Assess..
Summary: A discussion of American educational reform and what lies ahead in the area of school improvement. The panel examines the impact that the reform movement has had on the K-12 educational enterprise, with particular emphasis on students of color. The program also looks at what reform in elementary and secondary education will mean for higher education. 121 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: BEYOND THE DREAM

VH 4881 Amistad
Summary: Based on a true story, the movie chronicles the incredible journey of a group of enslaved Africans who overtake their captor's ship and attempt to return to their beloved homeland. When the ship La Amistad, is seized, these captives are brought to the United States where they are charged with murder and await their fate in prison. Directed by: Steven Spielberg. 155 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: COMMUNICATION, DRAMA

VH 5199 Ancient India
Summary: This program examines the religious tension between Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam, and the historical events that shaped the great Indian civilizations. 047 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, EARLY CIV

VH 1741 Angano...Angano (Tales from Madagascar)
Summary: (Magasy and French with English subtitles). Venerable but unmistakably contemporary storytellers recount for the camera and their listeners the founding myths of Malagasy culture-the creation of man and woman, the origin of rice cultivation, the reason for animal sacrifice. Director: Cesar Paes. 064 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: COMMUNICATION Series: LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA

VH 8183 Angel Returns, The
Summary: Circumcision is a tradition of family honor, a marketable commodity fo r dowries, a religious rite, a means to control women's sexuality, and what is often not expressed, a livelihood for the many women who perform this ritual. Circumcisers are viewed with respect and paid for their services. They lobby fiercely against its abolition. 050 Min. VIDEO 2002

VH 4423 Aparajito (The Unvanquished)
Summary: The saga of Apu and his family continues in the second chapter of the Apu Trilogy. Following Apu and his family to the city, director Satyajit Ray introduces you to many unforgettable images and characters. Tragedy strikes and Apu must choose between the life of his father chose or a life of his own. 113 Min. VIDEO 1956 Subject: DRAMA Series: APU TRILOGY

VH 2387 Apartheid's Last Stand
Summary: Examines how President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela have pushed through the peace process, detailing their maneuvers and strategy and what had led both leaders to major compromises in negotiating the end of white minority rule in South Africa. 057 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: FRONTLINE

VH 4726 Approach of Dawn
Summary: The story of Maya women of Guatemala and their role in the human rights struggle is presented in this documentary. The film takes us into the communities of three women whose lives were shattered by the genocidal war. 052 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 6408 Arab Americans
Summary: Discusses the heritage of Arab Americans by tracing the history of their emigration to North America, showing the unique traditions they brought with them, and who they are today. Includes an inside look at the life of a family who share their memories and struggles to maintain their cultural identity. 027 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: MULTICULTURAL PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA

VH 2224 Arab & Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
Summary: Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book by David K. Shipler. The two hour special examines the tension between Arabs and Jews living within the lands under jurisdiction of the Israeli state, including the West Bank and the Gaza strip. 120 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, MIDDLE EAST

VH 5541 Arab & Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
Summary: Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book by David K. Shipler. The two hour special examines the tension between Arabs and Jews living within the lands under jurisdiction of the Israeli state, including the West Bank and the Gaza strip. 120 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 3994 Arabs and the West
Summary: Talks with scholar, writer, and economist Charles Issawi about the sources of Arab resentment toward the West and the possibility of better relations in the future. Issawi explains the Arab world's reluctance to modernize and its aversion to the secular nature of Western society-especially in the area of sexual freedom. The history of Islamic fundamentalism in the Arab world is traced, and its impact on Arab/West relation is discussed. 030 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EARLY CIV Series: ARAB WORLD, THE

VH 3990 Arabs, The: Who They Are, Who They Are Not
Summary: In this program, Bill Moyers and several prominent experts of Arab descent explore how the image of Arabs as religious fanatics was formed. Edward Said, discusses the richness, diversity, and distinguished history of the Arab culture. Discusses the dehumanization of Arabs in the American media. 028 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EARLY CIV Series: ARAB WORLD, THE

VH 6869 Arranged Marriages
Summary: For much of history and for many people today, marriage has nothing to do with love and romance. Instead marriages are arranged by families and matchmakers who place primary importance on suitability and financial gain. 046 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 2301 Asianization of America, The
Summary: Asians are the nation's fastest growing racial group--a fact with enormous significance for our culture and economy. This program examines Asians' successes in academia and to what extent they can or want to blend into the American melting pot. 026 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

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 5526 At the Crossroads: Jews in Eastern Europe Today
Summary: This program documents Jewish people maintaining their culture in Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia. 059 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST, EUROPEAN STUDIE Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 1225 August Wilson
Summary: Playwright August Wilson talks to Bill Moyers about his roots in the Black community, how his plays express the African-American experience, and how the African heritage of Black Americans is both expressed and repressed in American society today. 029 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: THEATRE, SOCIOLOGY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 4812 August Wilson
Summary: This video introduces one of America's most celebrated playwrights, August Wilson. His on-going project to write a play on African American life set in each decade of this century is one of the most ambitious endeavors in the history of American theater. 022 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, WRITERS, THEATRE, DRAMA Series: IN BLACK AND WHITE

VH 0188 Australia: Secrets of the Land Down Under
Summary: A fabulous country. Visit Sydney, Canberra, and take a trip to an Aussie sheep station at Burbong. Take a trek to the outback of New South Wales and the Northern Territory. Visit Perth and the wineries of the Swan River Valley. Mine for gold in Kalgoorlie and enjoy stops at the Great Barrier Reef, Brisbane and the awesome Gold Coast. 045 Min. VIDEO 1987

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, 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, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

VH 2597 Becoming a Woman in Okrika
Summary: This video documents a coming of age ritual in a village in the Niger Delta. It suggests the conflict Third World women face between traditions and the values of the modern world. 027 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 7055 Behind the Veil
Summary: Describes the massive human rights abuses that have been escalating since the withdrawal of the Soviet forces, as seen through the eyes of women who have survived years of rampant gender and religious intolerance. 026 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

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

VH 0225 Beyond The Dream-Black History, (Part 2)
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, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1914 Beyond The Dream-Black History, (Part 3)
Summary: In order to shed light on issues affecting Blacks around the world today, this program poses as a news broadcast made fifty years into the future. Takes a hard look at the political, economic and educational barriers Blacks face as they move beyond the initial dream of Dr. Martin Luther King into the global village of the 21st century. 120 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1915 Beyond The Dream-Black History, (Part 4)
Summary: Recorded off the air, Feb. 5, 1992, via satellite. Participants: Renee Poussaint, Chuck Stone, Alex Haley, Barbara Reynolds, Henry Hampton. 120 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1028 Beyond The Dream II
Summary: Live, interactive satellite program featuring prominent scholars, live discussions and pre-recorded 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. 120 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY

VH 4714 Beyond the Killing Fields
Summary: This video shows the heroic efforts of the Khmer people, with the help of several world organizations, to take their first steps toward peace. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 7235 Beyond the Veil: Are Iranian Women Rebelling?
Summary: In this program, reporter Anna Maria Tremonti, dons the hijab--"modest dress"--and goes undercover to find out how Iranian women feel about the government enforced dress code and about their diminished role in Iranian society. 022 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 5883 Biculturalism and Acculturation Among Latinos
Summary: Explores the cultural identity among Latino Americans who are pursuing a biculturalism that will offer the Latino community "the best of both worlds." The film addresses the question: What of the Latino cultural heritage should be retained and what abandoned as they assimilate into mainstream American culture. 028 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 1604 Big Chill, The
Summary: National academic and political experts join hosts Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer for conversations and controversy examining political correctness at the nation's universities. The primary focus covers multicultural influences in America and the resulting controversy over First Amendment issues. 108 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 7046 Birth
Summary: In Palestine Fatima is caught in a cycle of pregnancies because she fears if she does not produce a male child for her husband he will marry another woman. In Baghdad, Daoud is a sick baby born under the international sanctions against Iraq. In a Syrian village Roza, after many years of childless marriage, has learned that her husband has the fertility problem, not her, as she struggles with the traditional expectations of her society. 026 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: ARAB DIARIES

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, 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, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BLACK AMERICA

VH 7864 Black Girl
Summary: A Senegalese woman, working as a governess for a French family, finds her duties reduced to those of a maid after the family moves from Dakar to the south of France. In her new country, the woman is constantly made aware of her race and mistreated by her employers, and she falls into isolation and despair. 057 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: DRAMA

VH 4075 Black Is...Black Ain't
Summary: Weaves together the testimony of those whose complexion, class, gender, speech or sexuality has made them feel "too black" or "not black enough." Scholars and artists recall their own struggles to discover a more inclusive definition of "blackness." 086 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 6835 Black on Blackness, Pt. 1
Summary: Explores historical similarities and differences among people of color and what it means to be black. 107 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDI Series: FAU CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL

VH 6836 Black on Blackness, Pt. 2
Summary: Explores historical similarities and differences among people of color and what it means to be black. 105 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDI Series: FAU CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL

VH 4842 Black Panther and San Francisco State: On Strike
Summary: Interviews with the founding members of the Black Panthers, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and Bobby Seale document the footage of the organization's meetings and marches which reveal a pragmatic and still relevant outline for the African American communities' self-determination and development. Recounted is the six month long strike students of color led at San Francisco State to make their university's curriculum and admissions policies more relevant, which succeeded in creating the country's first Ethnic Studies department. 035 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY

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, CIVIL RIGHTS

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

VH 5542 Black to the Promised Land
Summary: A group of problem students from the Street Academy High School of Brooklyn are taken on a trip to Israel. They experience the everyday life of the Jewish community in a kibbutz. Both Jewish and Black youngsters seem surprised in finding that love, respect and friendship can grow in spite of ethnic differences and the color of their skin. 098 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

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, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 4072 Blacks & Jews
Summary: Early in the 20th century Black and Jewish Americans joined forces against bigotry and for civil rights but in the late 1960's each group turned inward and the coalition fell apart. This film examines the history of this collaboration and recent racial conflicts between Afro-Americans and Jews and attempts at understanding and reconciliation, with particular emphasis on events In New York City and Oakland, California. 085 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 5495 Boat is Full, The
Summary: A drama of five Jews who escaped from Germany and attempted to elude deportation by posing as a family that qualified to stay in Switzerland. Direct ed by Markus Imhoff. 104 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 3993 Bonds of Pride, The
Summary: Explores the nature of the Arab identity and the main culture ties that hold the Arab world together; language, the Koran, historical vision, literature and poetry, and humor. Cultural diversity among various Arab groups is examined, along with the role of women in Islamic society. Methods of education, the ancient Arab technique stressing memory versus more modern methods introduced during the period of European colonization, are compared. 028 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EARLY CIV Series: ARAB WORLD, THE

VH 0888 Booker T. Washington-The Life & The Legacy
Summary: Traces the life of Booker T. Washington with an emphasis on his stewardship of Tuskeegee Institute in Alabama. Historic recreations reveal the turning points of Washington's educational and political career. 032 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY

VH 4816 Le Bouillon D'Awara (Awara Soup)
Summary: Awara Soup introduces us to what must be one of the world's most multicultural communities, a global village in the back country of French Guyana. Three hundred years of world history intersect in Mana, a town where 1500 people speak 13 different languages and live together in remarkable harmony. In French, Creole, Taki-Taki, Portuguese, Hmong, and Javanese with English subtitles. 071 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 7306 Bride Market of Imilchil, The
Summary: Discusses the folklore and customs surrounding a lost Berber tradition. Under the protection of Saint Sidi Ougalmani, women are allowed to have a decisive say in whom they would like to marry. Eligible men and women from the Atlas Mountains gather each September at the Bride Market of Imilchil. They meet here, and many times they marry on the spot. Stories told by the village matriarch and interviews with eligible men and women are intercut with footage of the festival. 051 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

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, CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE

VH 3817 Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain: A Closer Look...
Summary: Hugh Downs hosts a discussion between the Shoshone Indians of western Nevada and the United States Government. This is a follow up to the documentary, "Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain." 030 Min. VIDEO 1975 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4919 Brotherly Love
Summary: In Philadelphia, during the first 50 years of the new nation, freedmen and fugitive slaves push the country to live up to the promises made in its Constitution. But with the invention of the cotton gin, slavery expands into America's western frontier, and a revolution in Haiti inspires slave rebellions throughout the southern United States. 090 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY Series: AFRICANS IN AMERICA

VH 4710 Buddhism and Black Belts
Summary: The martial arts of Japan have been strongly influenced by the meditation practices of Zen Buddhism. Though Japan is not a very religious country, the ancient traditions of Buddhism still influence society. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 3469 Builders of Images: Latin American Cultural Identity
Summary: Explores the role of the artist in the Americas through four diverse and influential artists: Puerto Rican writer Luis Rafael Sanchez, Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso, Mexican performer and playwright Jesusa Rodriquez, and Argentine filmmaker Fernando Solanas. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ART, LATIN AMERICAN Series: AMERICAS

VH 5497 Camera of My Family
Summary: Presents the history of four generations of one Jewish family in Germany, whose way of life came abruptly to an end when the Nazis rose to power. Told through the use of family portraits by Catherine Noren, with emphasis of the devastating impact of Nazi crimes. 018 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 1295 Campus Administrators Confront Ethnoviolence
Summary: Suggests reasons why ethnoviolence on campus is on the increase and offers suggestions and recommendations on how to combat it. 039 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: STILL BURNING

VH 7863 Candombe
Summary: Fernando Nunez, a black man, a musician, and a maker of drums, sees himself as the heir to "Candombe", an important social and cultural legacy from his slave forefathers in Uruguay. However, the official history and culture of Uruguay continues to marginalize expressions of black culture. He fights to keep these important cultural roots alive. 017 Min. VIDEO 1994

VH 3464 Capital Sins: Authoritarianism and Democratization
Summary: Begins in the 1960's, when many of the region's political and economic systems were in disarray, and either reform or revolution seemed inevitable. This program looks at the path taken by Brazil, which confronted its problems with rich resources. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN Series: AMERICAS

VH 7650 Caribbean Close Up
Summary: The first segment follows a 14 year old Haitian girl through her daily life including her family chores, cockfighting, Haitian proverbs, and her education. The second segment follows a 13 year old boy in the Dominican Republic through his daily life including school, family life, baseball, and the history of his country. 028 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: GEOGRAPHY

VH 8185 Celebrating Cajin Life
Summary: Provides a historical background to the culture of the Acadians of southern Louisiana. Shows how the Cajun culture developed following the arrival of French colonists in Louisiana. Explores the unique and lively way of life practiced by the large population of Louisiana Cajuns. 021 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 6069 Celebration! A Caribbean Festival
Summary: Annual Labor Day celebration of Caribbean carnival in Brooklyn, New York; captures the thoughts and feelings of expatriate West Indians through the festivals, preparations, and music, specifically calypso and steel band. In short, carnival is a way of maintaining identity and cultural traditions. 030 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 6442 Celebration of Black History: The Writers, Stories, Legacy
Summary: A live, interactive satellite video conference featuring prominent African American writers. Discusses the impact of African American literature as it pertains to American culture and life. Focuses on the history of African and African American storytelling, the resurgence of Black authors and their works, and pays a tribute to Alex Haley and his contributions to American literature. 115 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: WRITERS, AFRICA-AMERICAN Series: BEYOND THE DREAM

VH 6445 Celebration of Black History: Successful Blacks in the American Business And Entrepreneurial World
Summary: Examines the future of Black businesses and today's business climate, explores the ways of operating a successful business, looks at the impact of affirmative action and addresses the role of education in preparing the nation's next generation of Black entrepreneurs and CEOs. 120 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: BEYOND THE DREAM

VH 3127 Central Americans
Summary: A part of series designed to help children learn about the many different cultures in North America today and to promote cultural acceptance in the classroom. Includes discussions with historians multicultural educators and immigration experts. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: THE MULTICULTURAL PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA VIDEO SERIES

VH 4425 Century of Black Cinema, A Part 1
Summary: This is a special celebrating the finest Afro-American entertainers ever to grace the silver screen. This program takes you on a journey through the careers of the fortunate, the unfortunate, the ground breakers, the spectacular, the musical, and the comical performers who have inspired millions since the first cameras rolled. 051 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: COMMUNICATION, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 4426 Century of Black Cinema, A Part 2
Summary: This is a special celebrating the finest Afro-American entertainers ever to grace the silver screen. This program takes you on a journey through the careers of the fortunate, the unfortunate, the ground breakers, the spectacular, the musical, and the comical performers who have inspired millions of people since the cameras have rolled. 052 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: COMMUNICATION, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 7827 Cesar E. Chavez
Summary: The biography of a labor activist who organized and led the migrant far m workers, both immigrants and local workers, in their struggle for better working conditions. Dedicated to non-violence, Cesar Chavez also founded the United Farm Workers union. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE

VH 1772 Check And Double Check
Summary: Freeman Gosden, Charles J. Correll & Sue Carol. Directed by Melville Brown. Cabdrivers Amos 'n' Andy take Duke Ellington and his Orchestra to a gig at a posh Westchester party. 073 Min. VIDEO 1930 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 3129 Chinese Americans
Summary: A part of series designed to help children learn about the many different cultures in North America today and to promote cultural acceptance in the classroom. Includes discussions with historians multicultural educators and immigration experts. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: THE MULTICULTURAL PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA VIDEO SERIES

VH 7039 Chinese in the Frontier West
Summary: Describes the arrival of the Chinese during the 1850's to 1880's in California during the Gold Rush Period. Chronicles their subsequent settlement in the Western United States. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIE Series: ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS

VH 0307 Choctaw Story
Summary: Demonstrates the methods used by the Choctaw tribe to overcome poverty. 016 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN, SOCIAL WORK

VH 8154 Chutney Im Yuh Soca: A Multicultural Mix
Summary: Chutney in Yuh Soca is a film showing the interaction of the East Indian and African populations of Trinidad and Tobago through the popular music "Chutney", which is a blending of Indian Folk Tunes with the tempo and spice of the Caribbean. 034 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: DANCE

VH 3518 Circle of Recovery
Summary: Presents a portrait of seven African-American men who overcame drug addiction to become symbols of hope for their community. Features interviews with Bill Moyers. 058 Min. VIDEO Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

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, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BLACK AMERICA

VH 1747 Color Adjustment
Summary: In "Color Adjustment" Marlon Riggs brings his landmark study of prejudice and perception begun in Ethnic Notions into the Television Age. From "Amos 'n Andy" to "The Cosby Show", "Color Adjustment" traces over forty years of turbulent race relations through the lens of prime time entertainment. 087 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: COMMUNICATION, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 3989 Come Celebrate with Me
Summary: In the program, two poets reflect on the cultural legacies they have inherited. Lucille Clifton and David Mura bring their talent and humor to bear as they look at the past and the lives they live in America today. 058 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: WRITERS Series: LANGUAGE OF LIFE, THE

VH 7648 Come to St. Lucia
Summary: Presents the culture, folk life and tourist aspects of the Caribbean Island of St.Lucia. 026 Min. VIDEO 1980

VH 4958 Community Interfaith Coalition: Islam
Summary: This is a program presented by the Interfaith Coalition of Boca Raton. Among the Muslim panelists were: Bassem A. Al-Halabi, assistant professor at FAU, Imad Mahboub, assistant professor at FAU, and Raed Awad, a Muslim community leader. The speakers explain the beliefs of Islam. 121 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 3465 Continent on the Move: Migration and Urbanization
Summary: Looks at migration, one of the most important forces transforming the Americas. It is set in Mexico, where migration has moved people across borders and from villages to cities. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN Series: AMERICAS

VH 1579 Conversation with C.L.R. James, A
Summary: An interview with Trinidad's C. L. R. James, writer, philosopher, agitator, novelist, politician, Marxist, writer and critic. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, WRITERS, CARIBBEAN STUDI

VH 7038 Coolies, Sailors, Settlers
Summary: The untold story of how Asians--Filipino, Chinese, Asian Indian--first arrived in the Americas. Film crosses centuries and oceans from the 16th century Manila-Acapulco trade, to the Opium War, to the 19th century plantation coolie labor in South America and the Caribbean. 064 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIE Series: ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS

VH 2412 Cross Cultural Communication In Diverse Settings
Summary: This video examines how attitudes, beliefs, values, and world views in fluence the success of communication. It considers the basic characteristics an d elements of communication, and looks at cultural differences in verbal and non verbal communication. It also covers greeting sequences in different cultures. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: COMMUNICATION, ED LEAD

VH 5289 Crossroads / Blues in Technicolor
Summary: "Crossroads" traces the blues, another African American tradition that changed the sound of rock and roll, from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago to the UK, where this earthy rich sound inspired a host of young British musicians bored with the pop music of the day. "Blues in Technicolor" takes viewers on a trip into the psychedelic rock world of the late 50's and early 70's. Shows how a bohemian folk culture based in San Francisco set off an international explosion of musical experimentation and eclecticism, much of it drug inspired. 120 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: BLUES Series: ROCK & ROLL

VH 6132 Daimyo
Summary: The Daimyo were Japanese feudal lords, warrior esthetes subject only to the Shogun, who ruled Japan from the 14th century on. Presents a sensory experience of Daimyo life in medieval Japan focusing on cultural activities such as the tea ceremony, No theater, calligraphy, swordsmanship, and archery from horseback - all filmed on location in Japan. 030 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 2637 Dancing in Moccasins: Keeping Native Am. Traditions Alive
Summary: For the nearly two million Native Americans, representing 500 Indian nations, life in the U.S. today is a frustrating struggle to retain their ancient ways while functioning in the modern world, to carve out an identity in an overwhelmingly non-Indian culture. This program examines the needs and problems of today's Native Americans, both those who live on the reservation and those who have chosen the mainstream. 049 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN, SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK

VH 2285 Daughters of the Dust
Summary: Tells the story of a large African-American family as they prepare to move North at the dawn of the 20th century. Using this simple tale, the film brings to life the changing values, conflicts and struggles that confront every family as they leave their homeland for the promise of a new and better future. Director: Julie Dash. 113 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: DRAMA, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 0262 Day In The Warsaw Ghetto-A Birthday Trip In Hell
Summary: One will never know why Wehrmacht Sergeant Heinz Joest decided to celebrate his 43rd birthday in 1941 by illegally photographing inside the ghetto. Or why he kept the pictures hidden for some forty years until he knew he was dying. But this German soldier's images of the misery, and also the spirit, of its doomed inhabitants form the core of Jack Kuper's extraordinary portrayal of humanity in a nightmare situation. 030 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 8099 Dealing with Diversity/Negotiating Cultural Communication
Summary: Part of a telecourse on diversity. Discusses characteristics of communication across cultures. Uses communication simulations and both humorous and serious personal stories to explore some of the communication styles that exit in the U.S. and in other cultures around the world. 059 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 2096 Death of a Prophet
Summary: Morgan Freeman, Yolanda King. Music composed and performed by Max Roach. Ossie Davis narrates. This is the story of a 20th century prophet, Malcolm X, a man with the rare ability to change men's lives with a quiet confidence. The film brilliantly explores some of the many questions still unanswered to this day. Director: Woodie King, Jr. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, COMMUNICATION

VH 3214 Democracy in a Different Voice with Lani Guinier
Summary: An Illustrated lecture in 6 parts: Silenced, the tyranny of the majority, taking turns, districts of the mind, democracy in a different voice, speaking out. Outlining her real views on race and diversity, she invites us into a meaningful dialogue on the meaning of democracy in a diverse society. She ask us to consider, in the tradition of James Madison, how to make democracy work for all by avoiding the "tyranny of the majority." 037 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 0190 Destination Britain
Summary: An overview of Britain's natural beauty and man-made achievements. In this video, London is just the touch-down and take-off point. You see the beautiful gardens in many parts of Britain, Exeter, Dartmoor Park, Southhampton. There's Cambridge and the waterways of the Norfolk Broads, Hadrian's Roman Wall and the town of Stratford-Upon-Avon. There are castles in Wales and Scotland's Edinburgh and Burns County. 024 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIE

VH 7294 Developing Your Diversity Skills
Summary: Replays the same scenes, providing alternative ways to resolve conflict and improve communications skills. 055 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: WORLD OF DIVERSITY, A

VH 6373 Dineh Nation: The Navajo Story
Summary: The Sovereign Dineh Indian Reservation which stretches through parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah contains vast deposits of oil, coal and uranium. The Navajo people who inhabit the area seek to preserve the land but outsides forces are at work strip mining the coal and polluting the water. 026 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 0191 Discovering China and Tibet
Summary: Discover China, a country that has remained faithful to its ancient traditions, yet has become an awakening giant; and enjoy a special visit to Tibet, one of five "autonomous regions" of China. Enter the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty. View this cluster of ancient buildings located in Beijing's massive Tiananmen Square. Gain some insight into the Chinese people. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 0192 Discovering Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Summary: Travel to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: places of interesting history, culture, charm and tropical beauty. 045 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDI

VH 4383 Diverse Roots, Diverse Forms: Six Latino Artists in the U.S.
Summary: Profiles of six contemporary Hispanic artists working in the United States: Rafael Ferrer, Liliana Porter, Luis Tapia, Catalina Parra, Roberto Juarez, and Amalia Mesa-Bains. 028 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ART

VH 1896 Diversity in Higher Education: Can We Meet the Challenge?
Summary: Brings together nationally recognized experts who address the critical issues which determine the success or failure of achieving diversity in higher education. A solution oriented video conference which provides an open forum for students, faculty, administrators and community members to engage in a constructive dialogue. 120 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 6590 Divine Carcasse
Summary: Half fictional, half ethnographic, the film is a study in cultural contrasts, between a desacralized, materialistic European view of reality and an animist, pre-industrial African one. It follows the physical and metaphysical progress of a 1955 Peugeot automobile imported to Benin, Africa, by a European expatriate. Directed by Dominic Loreau. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA

VH 7913 Dominican Republic, Cradle of the Americas
Summary: Shows the culture, folklore, and pre-Columbian art of the Dominican Republic, which is the oldest country in America. 028 Min. VIDEO 1981

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

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, 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, 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, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: PROMISED LAND, THE

VH 8184 Dreamers: The Painters of Hati
Summary: Introduces the colorful, fanciful, and joyous work of unschooled Haiatian painters who have gained recognition as masters of the naif. The artists speak of that which motivates them. Some are "voodoo" painters, some paint historical subjects, others paint imiginary visions, some paint everyday life and creatures from the animal kingdom. 058 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ART

VH 3929 Dreaming a Nation: The Kurds
Summary: This program shows little children singing that the Kurds will live forever as jets roar overhead, introduces us to warlords and guerrilla camps, and demonstrates how people who are threatened by genocide feel that a state of their own is their only protection. That is the bottom line of nationalism. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: NATIONALISM: BLOOD AND BELONGING

VH 5529 East and West
Summary: In a comedic film about assimilation and Jewish values, sophisticated New Yorker Morris Brown travels back to his village to attend his niece's traditional wedding. There he encounters the rambunctious Millie, whose hijinks include boxing, and teaching other young villagers to shimmy. Mollie meets her match, however, in an engaging young yeshiva scholar who forsakes tradition and joins the secular world to win her heart. Directed by Ivan Abramson. 085 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 7231 Edward Said
Summary: Edward Said discusses his post-colonial theory and how it applies to modern culture, from politics to literature. He exposes the Western image of the East as an artificial construct that is still retained today. He discusses Palestine as a politically expedient construct of Europe; argues the right of Palestine to exist as an independent, self-governing nation; and traces the origins of European attitudes toward the Arab world through the literature of E.M. Forster, T.S. Eliot, Joseph Conrad, and Chinua Achebe. 040 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4790 Edward Said on Orientalism
Summary: Edward Said argues that the Western understanding of the Middle East as a place full of villains and terrorists ruled by Islamic fundamentalism produces a deeply distorted image of the diversity and complexity of millions of Arab peoples. He unearths the intellectual roots of "orientalism" in the history of imperial conquest stemming back to the 18th century. 040 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 5703 Elders
Summary: Introduces readers to the Black poets who laid the groundwork for today's Black poetry renaissance. Includes poetry from Samuel W. Allen, Mari Evans, Naomi Long Madgett, Alvin Aubert and Pinkie Gordon Lane. 114 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, WRITERS Series: FURIOUS FLOWER: AFRICAN AMERICAN POETRY 1960 - 1995

VH 5833 Ethnic Cleansers and the Cleansed: The Unforgiving
Summary: In Serb-held eastern Bosnia, a Serbian couple desperately try to learn how their 11 year-old son was murdered and where his remains might be. The film follows the family's harrowing search and shows how atrocities have become commonplace in the struggle for control of Bosnia. 078 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIE

VH 6147 Ethnic Identity, Regional Conflict, & Peacekeeping Initiatives
Summary: Examines efforts to promote and safeguard peace in the 20th century. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan discusses the history and the role of the United Nations, using the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea as an example. Other scholars explore the purpose of the state, what it requires to function, and what happens when it disintegrates. Additional issues such as world government are addressed as well. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 0183 Ethnic Notions
Summary: Takes viewers on a disturbing voyage through American history. It traces for the first time the evolution of the deeply rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-black prejudice. Through these images we can begin to understand the evolution of racial consciousness in America. 058 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, COMMUNICATION

VH 1296 Ethnoviolence in the Campus Community
Summary: What is Ethnoviolence? Student interviews and vignettes try to answer that question as well as propose ways of decreasing it. 021 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: STILL BURNING

VH 4652 Eugene
Summary: Documents a young emigre's stamina and courage. 059 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 7293 Expanding Your Cultural Awareness
Summary: Present real life situations in which members of different cultural groups make mistaken assumptions about the motivations and intentions of people from another cultural group. Shows three campus incidents in which feeling are hurt, false assumptions are made, and friendships are threatened due to cross cultural communications problems. 055 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: WORLD OF DIVERSITY, A

VH 4896 Facing Hate
Summary: In this personal testament, Nobel Laureate and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel talks with Bill Moyers about his own childhood experiences at Auschwitz. 058 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: COMMUNICATION, HOLOCAUST

VH 0654 Fallacies of Hope, The
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. The French Revolution led to the dictatorship of Napoleon & the dreary bureaucracies of the 19th-century. Meanwhile, the disillusionment of romantic artists showed itself in their works. 050 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIE Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 1748 Family Across the Sea
Summary: Shows how scholars have uncovered the remarkable connections between the Gullah people of South Carolina and the people of Sierra Leone. Documents how the Gullahs incorporated many aspects of African culture in the daily life of the plantations. 056 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: COMMUNICATION, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1916 Family Gathering
Summary: Tells the story of the consequences of the U.S. internment policy on the Yasui family & their battle to reclaim their place as Americans. 030 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIE

VH 7834 Ferdinand & Isabella
Summary: Despite their controversial history, Ferdinand and Isabella are remembered for their contributions to the arts and humanities, and for their efforts to bring unity to their country. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE

VH 3984 Field of Time, The
Summary: Two courageous women artists who have turned potential tragedy into triumph are testimony to the healing powers of poetry. Award winning authors Sandra McPherson and Linda McCarriston revel in the beauty of love, family, and nature, exploring and elevating their lives through wondrous and passionate words. 058 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: WRITERS Series: LANGUAGE OF LIFE, THE

VH 3996 Fight in the Fields
Summary: The story of Cesar Chavez, the founder of the United Farmworkers Union, and the movement that he inspired. A movement that touched the hearts of millions of Americans with the grape and lettuce boycotts, a non-violent movement that confronted conservative politicians like Ronald Reagan and the powerful Teamsters Union. 115 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY

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, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE

VH 1739 Finzan (A Dance for the Heroes)
Summary: The story of two women's rebellion. These two women's desire to control their own lives threatens the traditions of male supremacy in the village. Customs which had bound the community together now serve to drive out these women one into exile, the other possibly to her death. Director: Cheick Sissoku. 107 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: COMMUNICATION, DRAMA Series: LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA

VH 6371 First Contact
Summary: Recounts the discovery of a flourishing native population in the interior highlands of New Guinea in 1930 in what had been thought to be an uninhabited area. Includes still photographs taken by a member of the expedition and contemporary footage of the island's terrain. 054 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 0195 Forty Leagues from Paradise
Summary: Presents a commentary on the legendary island of Ceylon, known now as Sri Lanka, and shows scenes of the present-day life of its people, its natural beauty, and other attractions. Sri Lanka, fabled island of Sinbad and Solomon, a country of tropical forests and contoured rice paddies, of dugout canoes on peaceful canals, and vine-covered Buddhist temples nestled in the folds of cloud-capped mountains. 024 Min. VIDEO Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 7326 Forum on African American Issues Since Sept. 11, Part 2
Summary: Afternoon session, Part 2 of 2. 100 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 7325 Forum on African American Issues Since Sept. 11, Pt. 1
Summary: Afternoon session, Part 1 of 2. 092 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 7324 Forum on African American Issues Since Sept. 11, Pt. 2
Summary: Morning Session, Part 2 of 2. 123 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 7323 Forum on African American Issues Since September 11, Pt. 1
Summary: In a forum titled "Where Do We Go From Here?: Chaos or Community? Black America's Vision for Healing, Harmony, and Higher Ground, " black leaders talked about African American issues since the Sept. 11 attack. Morning Session, Part 1 of 2. 121 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 8247 Four Families
Summary: A comparison of family life in India, France, Japan, and Canada, centering attention in each case on a year old baby in the family of a farmer of average means. Author-anthropologist, Margaret Mead, discusses how the upbinging of a child contributes to a distinctive national character, and summarizes the typical national characteristics of the four countries. 059 Min. VIDEO 1959

VH 3613 Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask
Summary: The film follows Fanon from his birth in 1925 on the French island of Martinique, through his medical training in France and subsequent disillusionment which resulted in "Black Skin, White Mask." Leaving France, Fanon worked at a psychiatric hospital in Algeria where he joined the turbulent liberation struggle then underway and wrote "The Wretched Earth, " recognized as "the bible of the decolonization movement." Fanon died of leukemia in 1961 as nations across Africa were winning the independence for which he fought. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, BIOGRAPHY

VH 0887 Frederick Douglass-An American Life
Summary: A documentary on the personal and public life of orator, emancipator, and statesman Frederick Douglass as told in his own words. Flashbacks recreate critical events that shaped his life. Covers his years as a slave; his escape; his relationships with William Garrison, John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman; his newspaper; and his family life. 030 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY

VH 5812 Freedom Bags
Summary: Freedom bags is the story of African-American women who migrated from the rural south during the first three decades of the 20th century. Hoping to escape from the racism and poverty of the post Civil War South, they boarded segregated trains for an uncertain future up North. Most could find jobs only as houseworkers, but they kept their dignity and sense of worth through difficult times. 034 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 0259 Freedom to Hate: Anti-Semitism in Russia
Summary: The freedom unleashed by Glasnost, Gorbachev and Yeltsin has included the freedom to hate. The popularity of ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky is the logical extension of that hatred. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 6402 From Fields of Promise
Summary: Discusses the efforts of descendants of slaves in Gee's Bend, Alabama, to be able to own part of the land where their ancestors worked. Also discusses the history of the Pettway Plantation. 057 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 8188 From Socrates to Sartre, The Conflict of Classes
Summary: Part 23 of a series dealing with philosophies of the western world throughout history. This is the third part of a discussion centered on the contributions of Karl Marx. In this segment Lavine discusses Marx's theory of historica l materialism. Program includes Marx's concepts of the economic foundations of society, ideology, and the dialectic of historical change, and his views on the historical development of economic relations between the classes. 030 Min. VIDEO 1979 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 6520 From Swastika to Jim Crow
Summary: Jewish scholars who escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to the U.S. were confronted with anti-Semitism at major universities. A surprising number secured teaching positions at historically Black colleges in the South. In many cases they formed lasting relationships with their students and had an important impact on the communities in which they lived. This is a story of two cultures, each sharing a burden of oppression, brought together by the tragic circumstances of war. 057 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY

VH 4077 Frosh
Summary: Tomorrow's Americans confront the question of who they are, how they'll relate to each other and what values they'll bring to the society of the future. In a sense, they form a microcosm of the uncertainties and opportunities all Americans face in their searches for new identities and communities. 098 Min. VIDEO 1993

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, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 5835 Garifuna Journey, The
Summary: Presents the rich culture and fascinating trajectory of the Garifuna of Belize, descendants of Carib Indians and Africans who successfully resisted slavery. This celebratory documentary presents their history from both the outsider and insider vantage points. 047 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES, DANCE

VH 7255 Gaza Ghetto: Portrait of a Palestinian Family
Summary: Follows the daily routine of one Palestinian family, the Dimrawis, the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, showing their living quarters, the local school, and hospital in order to personalize the Arab-Israeli conflict. Investigates Israeli policies toward this area. Israeli politicians, such as Ariel Sharon, soldiers and settlers discuss responsibility for military occupation. Archival footage shows scenes from the military "pacification" program in Gaza and its effect on local residents. 085 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 7831 George Santayana
Summary: A look at the life of Spanish-born philosopher and author, George Santayana. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, WRITERS Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE

VH 6400 George Washington Carver
Summary: Born into slavery and raised during Reconstruction, George Washington Carver struggled through poor health, poverty and prejudice to become a great benefactor. Famous for his work with the peanut, he was a creative scientist whose life work is an inspiration to all. 030 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY Series: AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY SERIES

VH 1842 Geronimo and the Apache Resistance
Summary: Highlights the clash of cultures & the legacy of the battles of a century ago. Charting the origins of the American Southwest, it portrays the wrenching transformation of an Indian society faced with the loss of its land & traditions. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN, SOCIOLOGY Series: AMERICAN INDIAN COLLECTION

VH 5952 Geronimo and the Apache Resistance
Summary: Highlights the clash of cultures & the legacy of the battles of a century ago. Charting the origins of the American Southwest, it portrays the wrenching transformation of an Indian society faced with the loss of its land & traditions. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 6080 Geronimo: His Story
Summary: Examines the life that Geronimo Mendoza Sanchez leads as an "illegal alien" in the U.S. Portrays Geronimo as a hard working young man who is attempting to educate himself in order to return to the Mexican village of his childhood and improve the living conditions of the residents. 029 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 4702 Glass Shield, The
Summary: An ambitious rookie cop and his station's only female deputy uncover widespread corruption and conspiracy when they realize that an innocent man has been jailed for a shocking murder. Suddenly, these two outsiders are forced to make an impossible choice: fit into an unjust system by breaking the law they're sworn to uphold...or break the unwritten code of silence that could be their only protection. Directed by: Charles Burnett. 110 Min. VIDEO Subject: COMMUNICATION, DRAMA

VH 4962 God's Children in Concert
Summary: Ten choruses and dance groups joined together in an intercultural concert to spread peace throughout the community. 123 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: DANCE, CONCERT

VH 2722 Goin' to Chicago
Summary: Chronicles one of the most momentous, yet least heralded sagas of American history-the great migration of African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North and West. Four million black people created a new dynamic urban culture outside the South, changing American forever. 071 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, SOCIOLOGY

VH 0648 Grandeur and Obedience
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. Visit the Rome of the Counter-Reformation, the Rome of Michelangelo & Bernini, where the Catholic Church developed a new splendor symbolized by the glory of St. Peter's. 052 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 0143 Great Thaw, The
Summary: Examines the major periods in the development of western culture from Greco-Roman times to the present. The chief philosophy which motivated each age is explained and its art is examined as an expression of this philosophy. 052 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, ART Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 3812 Green Fields
Summary: A pastoral romance, based on Pertz Hirschbein's legendary tale of a young Hasidic scholar who leaves his studies to search the countryside for common people and a meaningful existence close to the land. He happens upon a family of simple Jewish peasants who take him in as a boarder and tutor for their children. The restorative effect of the open country upon a man who has known only classrooms and city streets is the powerful theme of this Yiddish literary classic. 120 Min. VIDEO 1916 Subject: DRAMA

VH 6399 Growing Up African American: Gaining an Appreciation of your
Summary: Ancient African civilizations--The contributions that Africans made to the world--Accurate history and appreciating your cultural heritage--The influence that Africans played on America--Conclusion. 016 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

VH 7095 Haiti: A Painted History
Summary: Based on a traveling exhibition. The 500 year troubled and history of Haiti, from the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1942 to the overthrow of elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1992, is shown in an exhibition of paintings by Haitian artists; the natural beauty of the country and the rich ethnic, political and cultural heritage of its people are presented in their colorful, figurative, and sometimes naive art work. The paintings bear silent witness to the tragedies Haiti has seen-- the decimation of the indigenous Indians, the inhumanity of the slave trade, and the terrifying repression of Francois Duvalier. 056 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ART

VH 7883 Hajj, The: One American's Pilgrimage to Mecca
Summary: Michael Wolfe, an American Muslim, describes the experience of his hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, taking viewers step by step through the spiritual side of the pilgrimage, explaining the origins and meanings of the rituals. 022 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 7221 Hajj: The Pilgrimage
Summary: Every year, millions of Muslims journey to Mecca to take part in the Hajj, the fifth pillar of faith. This program captures the day-by-day events of one such pilgrimage, including the ritual of tawaf, the performance of wuquf on Mt. Rahmah, the overnight stay of Muzalifah, the symbolic stoning of the Devil, and the festival of sacrifice. A detailed historical background on Islam and its prophet, Muhammad is included. 052 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: ISLAM RISING

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, AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 4874 Harassment of African American Officials, The, Tape 1
Summary: Congressional Black Caucus, Washington, D.C. 9/2/1990. The panel discussion focused on reported harassment of African American elected and appointed officials. One focus was the need to stop harassment, not just cope with it. Part 1 of 2. 120 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 4875 Harassment of African American Officials, The, Tape 2
Summary: Congressional Black Caucus, Washington, D.C. 9/2/1990. The panel discussion focused on reported harassment of African American elected and appointed officials. One focus was the need to stop harassment, not just cope with it. Part 2 of 2. 025 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 6386 Harlem Renaissance and Beyond, The
Summary: A two-part production which introduces the viewer to the major Black writers of the 1920s, and in particular, to those writers of this period who collectively were referred to as the "Harlem Renaissance." 032 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1069 Harlem: The Depression Years
Summary: Explores Harlem's ethnic heritage, looking at the area's development against the background of the Depression. Examines the effect of the Work Progress Administration movement, the numbers' game ritual, and the heroic reputation of such figures as boxer Joe Louis. 058 Min. VIDEO Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 6394 Hate and the Internet
Summary: ABC News anchor Ted Koppel investigates the proliferation of hate online with Don Black, founder of the white nationalist Web site Storm Front, and Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment attorney who has represented the New York Times and ABC News. They discuss both the medium and the message, plus the controversial issue of content filtering. 022 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: COMPUTERS

VH 2130 Hawaiian Legacy
Summary: Showcases the talents and motivations of several Hawaiian craftspeople and offers the most accurate historical portrayals to date of traditional Hawaiian culture and its arts. This is a story about the revival of ancient traditions. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 4882 He Got Game
Summary: This is a story about a convict given one shot at a second chance to be a father. With promises of a reduced sentence, Jake is granted temporary release from state prison in order to persuade the nation's top college basketball recruit...his estranged son Jesus...to play ball for the Governor's alma mater. Directed by: Spike Lee. 136 Min. VIDEO Subject: COMMUNICATION, DRAMA, SPORTS

VH 1925 Head of the Class
Summary: This story aroused tremendous interest when it was broadcast on 60 Minutes. It reveals the high-pressure of the Japanese education system, where the goal is to gain admission to the best university. American educators must decide which elements of the Japanese educational system they should draw on to improve our own. 014 Min. VIDEO Subject: ED LEAD, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 5200 Healers of Ghana
Summary: This program explores the traditional medical practices of the Bono people of central Ghana and how their healers are accommodating the conflict between the arrival of Western medicine and their religious beliefs. 058 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 3988 Heart of Things, The
Summary: Three poets who revel in language's ability to reveal culture and history, Adrienne Rich, Victor Hernandez Cruz, and Michael S. Harper are changing the way poetry is heard, read and absorbed. 058 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: WRITERS Series: LANGUAGE OF LIFE, THE

VH 3986 Here in the Mind
Summary: Gary Snyder and Daisy Zamora have each engaged in battle. The staunch defender of the natural world and the soldier in the Nicaraguan civil war share the same weapon, the power of language to change the way we think, feel, and act. 058 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: WRITERS Series: LANGUAGE OF LIFE, THE

VH 6407 Heritage of African-American Worship, The
Summary: The series explores America's rich tapestry of religious beliefs by visiting the places where those faiths took root and grew. In this program the story of the African-American church in America is presented, from Boston's African Meeting House in 1804 to Birmingham and Montgomery in the 1960s. 047 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: LANDMARKS OF FAITH

VH 7825 Hernan Cortes
Summary: Though Cortes established himself as a colonial ruler and in many ways united the natives of Mexico, he left a controversial legacy. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE

VH 2275 Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich, A
Summary: The compelling family drama about a ghetto mother, stepfather and child. The child is Benjie, a sensitive 13-year-old with a confident wit and bright academic future. The pressures of drugs and crime nearly take that bright future away. Director: Ralph Nelson. 107 Min. VIDEO 1977 Subject: COMMUNICATION, DRAMA, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 0651 Heroic Materialism
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. Clark's thoughts on the materialism & humanitarianism of the past 100 years take him from Britain's 19th-century industrial landscape to skyscrapers of contemporary New York. 053 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIE Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 3991 Historic Memory, The
Summary: In this program, Bill Moyers and three recognized Arab historians discuss the major historical periods in the Arab world, from its ancient past as a leader in science, mathematics, and literature, through colonization by the French and British, to the present. The Koran is discussed as a constitutional document, and the role of the West in Arab political affairs in analyzed. 028 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, EARLY CIV Series: ARAB WORLD, THE

VH 5830 Home From the Eastern Sea
Summary: The personal stories of three Asian-American groups becoming Americans without sacrificing their heritage. Focusing on representative families, this documentary provides the perspective of history and culture through interviews with scholars and community activists. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

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, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 6526 Homo Sapiens 1900
Summary: Examines the history of eugenics, racial hygiene and the ideas of the "new man, " as developed in the early 20th century in Germany and the Soviet Union. In Germany, race hygiene focused on the body, on corporal beauty and the ideal form, while in the Soviet Union, eugenic interest focused on the brain and intellect. 085 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 2880 Hopi, The
Summary: The Hopi people live in ancient villages built on top of mesas rising from the floor of northern Arizona's desert land. Intimate scenes of family life, work, and colorful seasonal rituals show how the Hopis pass on the communal values and survival skills that have kept their culture alive for centuries. 020 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 8259 How to Study Cultures, How Beliefs and Values Define a Cultu
Summary: Helps student learn how to study and analyze any culture. 024 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 7931 Human Faces Behind the Rain Forest
Summary: Documents the dramatic events surrounding the harvest of the opium poppy crop in the Colombian rain forest, through the experiences of the peasants and other indigenous peoples involved in the harvest. Shows how specific social and economic conditions forced many of Colombia's indigenous communities into the poppy trade. 030 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ECOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN

VH 4703 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Summary: Based on the best selling autobiography by Maya Angelou. Her life began in the vicious racist, Depression era Arkansas with the sensitive Maya being shunted between her grandmother's house and her mother's - where she is raped... and withdraws into total silence. Finally, she speaks again and in her valedictory address, shares her realization. "In order to lift your voice, you have to lift your head." Directed by: Fielder Cook. 096 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, WRITERS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1070 I Remember Harlem: The Early Years: 1600 - 1930
Summary: Looks at Harlem's early days, first as a native American fishing village, then as a Dutch farming community and as English colony. Traces the community's growth as a wealthy New York City suburb and finally as a burgeoning black neighborhood. Discusses the 369th Infantry's return home after World War I, the nationalist Marcus Garvey movement and the Harlem renaissance of the 1920's. 058 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1066 I Remember Harlem: Toward a New Day: 1965 - 1980
Summary: Charts Harlem's decline, rebirth, and attempts at redevelopment; churches; and some predictions for the future from its famous as well as its obscure citizens. 058 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1068 I Remember Harlem: Toward Freedom: 1940 - 1965
Summary: Examines Harlem's politics of protest along with some of its noted political leaders including Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Explores the effects of World War II, the emergence of uptown gangs, and the community's social growth in the 1960's. 058 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 6588 I Shall Not Be Removed
Summary: A film biography of Marlon Riggs, the gifted gay, black filmmaker who produced documentary films addressing issues of identity among Afro-Americans and gays. Clips from his films show how he evolved a unique experimental documentary style, mixing poetry, criticism, the personal and the political. It also documents his long battle against AIDS until his death in 1994 and includes interview with family, friends, and co-workers. 059 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1696 Identifiable Qualities: Toni Morrison
Summary: Toni Morrison speaks about such topics as the events of the sixties which led her to write her first novel, "The Bluest Eye, " the use of personal experience as a source for her strong Black female characters, and the advantage to publishers of placing Black writers in the mainstream. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: WRITERS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 4599 Imagining Indians
Summary: To produce this film, tribal communities in Arizona, Washington, Montana, South Dakota, and New Mexico were visited. The Hopi filmmaker presents a Native perspective on the misrepresentation of Native Americans in feature films. Intercut is a subtheme about how a "noble savage" view of Native Americans has gone hand-in-hand with the commodification and appropriation of their arts and material culture. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN, COMMUNICATION

VH 6708 In Depth: Toni Morrison, Part 1
Summary: Author Toni Morrison discusses her writings, life, and the craft of wri ting, and responds to audience telephone calls and electronic mail questions. 117 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: DRAMA, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 6709 In Depth: Toni Morrison, Part 2
Summary: Author Toni Morrison discusses her writings, life, and the craft of wri ting, and responds to audience telephone calls and electronic mail questions. 064 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: DRAMA, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1843 In the White Man's Image
Summary: Explores the cultural genocide that occurred in the Carlisle School for Indian Students which impacted on generations of Native Americans. At the school, students were taught to read and write English, and were placed in uniforms and drilled like soldiers in order to "civilize" them. Includes interviews with former students. 058 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN, SOCIOLOGY

VH 5132 In Whose Honor? American Indian Mascots in Sports
Summary: The Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians. American Indian nicknames and mascots have been used in sports for years. This program takes a critical look at the long running practice of "honoring" American Indians by using them as mascots and nicknames in sports. 047 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN, SPORTS

VH 3467 In Women's Hands: The Changing Roles of Women
Summary: Examines the changes Chilean women of every social class effected as they organized during the Pinochet years to create better living conditions. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN Series: AMERICAS

VH 0349 Inheritance, The
Summary: Chronicles the history of immigration and foreign labor in America. Includes silent film, newsreel footage, still photographs, original footage, and folk songs. Originally produced for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers. 060 Min. VIDEO 1964

VH 5706 Initiates
Summary: Highlights the younger poets of the 1990s who represent the promise and diversity of Black poetry as it develops into the 21st century. Includes Elizabeth Alexander and members of the Dark Room Collective: Thomas Sayers Ellis, Kevin Yong, Sharan Strange, Major Jackson, Vera Beatty, John Keene and Natasha Trethewey. 027 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, WRITERS Series: FURIOUS FLOWER: AFRICAN AMERICAN POETRY 1960 - 1995

VH 8085 Intercultural Relationships
Summary: Describes how intercultural communication offers us the opportunity to interact with a wide range of different people, enriching our experiences. Explores the diversity of communication patterns between cultures and offers suggestions for building bridges of understanding. Considers differences in verbal codes and nonverbal codes between cultures and some of the common barriers that disrupt effective intercultural communication. 029 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: COMMUNICATION Series: HUMAN COMMUNICATION

VH 4371 An Interview with Louis Farrakhan
Summary: Ted Koppel and Minister Louis Farrakhan discuss Farrakhan's incendiary rhetoric and charismatic leadership. Topics probed include Farrakhan's allegedly anti-Semitic statements that have alienated the Jewish community, and his friendship with, and the billion dollar gift from Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi. Farrakhan also discusses his pivotal roles as organizer of the Million Man March and spokesman for African-American Muslims. 022 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 4709 Into the Circle
Summary: From many contemporary ceremonies and songs comes the powwow, an Indian gathering of many tribes. Oklahoma, the original Indian Territory is the ideal location for the powwow. 058 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 0231 Iran: Landmarks in the Desert & Turkey: Crossroads
Summary: Emphasizes the turbulent history of Persia through the ages, as seen through the vivid artistry of architects, painters, and craftsmen of the different periods. Includes sequences on the ancient ruins of Persepolis and on the weaving of Persian carpets. The film recounts the history of the Anatolian plateau which became modern Turkey. 064 Min. VIDEO 1973 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, EARLY CIV Series: PEOPLE & PLACES OF ANTIQUITY

VH 0229 Iraq: Stairway to the Gods & Egypt: Gift of the Nile
Summary: Location photography, artifacts, maps, authentic music and artwork help portray the story of six great civilizations of the past that flourished in Iraq, Egypt, Pakistan, Peru, Iran, and Turkey. 065 Min. VIDEO 1972 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, EARLY CIV Series: PEOPLE & PLACES OF ANTIQUITY

VH 0977 Isadora Duncan: Movement From the Soul
Summary: A documentary about the life and work of Isadora Duncan, pioneer of dance, artistic freedom, and women's rights. It is an analysis of her as an artist and rebel: a study of a woman who dared to defy contemporary Victorian/Puritan mores. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: DANCE

VH 6403 Ishi of Fire Mountain
Summary: Recounts the life of Ishi, the sole survivor of a small band of Yahi Indians, who was found in 1910 in Oroville, California. Dramatizes the enormous contrast between his former Stone Age existence and his life in early 20th century California. 019 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 7884 Islam: A Closer Look
Summary: Discusses the tenets and modern practice of Islam. Explains a wide range of important concepts such as the unity of God, the Quran, prayer, fasting, Zakat, the pilgrimage, Islamic sciences, the role of the masjid, Islamic family values and the importance of acquiring knowledge. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 7222 Islamic Resurgence and Holy War: The Former Soviet Union....
Summary: The Islamic resurgence has brought an increase in friction between Muslims and non-Muslims. The first part of this program focuses on four divinity students from Tatarstan who dropped out to join the jihad in Chechnya, while segment two tracks the efforts of President Abdurrahman Wahid to make peace between rioting Muslims and Christians on the Indonesian Island of Ambon. 052 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: ISLAM RISING

VH 7236 Islamic Wave, The
Summary: Examines the sociopolitical landscape of Islamic hotspots in the Middle East, Pakistan, Indonesia, Sudan and elsewhere. Also examines Islam's increasing popularity and considers the use of violence my Muslim extremists to attain their goals. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 0186 Israel: The Holy Land
Summary: Visit Nazareth, the birthplace of Christianity, where life exists much as it did 2, 000 years ago. Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ. And all roads lead to Jerusalem, the capital of David's Kingdom. The River Jordan, the Sea of Galilee, Masada, the Red Sea, Jericho. 060 Min. VIDEO

VH 3172 Japanese American Women: A Sense of Place
Summary: Director Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro interviews twelve Japanese American women about their diverse experiences growing up in the United States, finding that the women who lived on the East Coast grew up more isolated from the Japanese culture than the women who grew up in Japanese communities on the West Coast. Alfaro skillfully weaves these portraits into the discussion which compares and contrasts race and culture. 028 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 3131 Japanese Americans
Summary: A part of series designed to help children learn about the many different cultures in North America today and to promote cultural acceptance in the classroom. Includes discussions with historians multicultural educators and immigration experts. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: THE MULTICULTURAL PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA VIDEO SERIES

VH 7829 Joan Baez
Summary: The biography of a singer who used folk music to lead a non-violent fight for the protection of basic human rights. A leader of civil rights marches and protests, she also organized the first anti-Vietnam war demonstration at the White House. After the war she has continued her commitment to music and social justice. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE

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

VH 4813 John Wideman
Summary: In this video Wideman discusses the dilemma of the committed African American intellectual torn between the urban underclass and a predominantly white, middle-class literary audience. 026 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFRICAN-AMERICAN, WRITERS Series: IN BLACK AND WHITE

VH 1873 Join Hands and Sing
Summary: Shows how Israel has honored the memory & teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King. 011 Min. VIDEO Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 7832 Juan & Evita Peron
Summary: Chronicles the lives of the President and First Lady of Argentina. Together they fought to improve conditions for the average worker. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE

VH 2388 Juba: The Legend of Harriet Tubman
Summary: One of a series of four programs about the cultural heritage of black Americans designed to make students aware of and curious about African-American folklore traditions. "Aunt Iasha" is studying for her role in a play about the life of Harriet Tubman. Her rehearsal takes us through Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery, her 19 return trips to free family members and others, and her two years of service as a nurse and a spy in the Union Army during the Civil War. 015 Min. VIDEO Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 4920 Judgement Day
Summary: As the nation expands westward, slavery becomes the most divisive issue in American life. Abolitionists struggle to bring the institution down and the nation is tested as never before. When tensions over slavery erupt into violence, Americans are forced to consider how long the country can continue as a democracy built on the profits of bondage. 090 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY Series: AFRICANS IN AMERICA

VH 4168 Just Get It! with Morris Massey, Ph.D.
Summary: Three part program covers work related values. Part 1 reviews how essential values are formed; Part 2 addresses the historical context that affected our value based perceptions; Part 3 employs value analysis to realize what is occurring in the world around us. 106 Min. VIDEO 1994

VH 6529 Kaplan Family and the Black Demon
Summary: This video is about the impact this interracial, interclass relationship has on the Kaplan family, and what the parents try and do about it. 037 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 6060 Kashmir: Valley of Despair
Summary: Examines the conflict between India and the Kashmiri rebels who want an independent state. 044 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 6163 Keep Her Under Control: Law's Patriarchy in India
Summary: Produced and filmed in northeastern Rajasthan, India, this video documents a dispute resolution in a multi-caste village of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs. The film discusses the Meos, a Muslim farming caste, and shows the paradox between a male ideology that demands the control of women and one woman's resistance to that agenda. 052 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: SOCIOLOGY

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, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

VH 3130 Korean Americans
Summary: A part of series designed to help children learn about the many different cultures in North America today and to promote cultural acceptance in the classroom. Includes discussions with historians multicultural educators and immigration experts. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: THE MULTICULTURAL PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA VIDEO SERIES

VH 4879 Kwame Ture Tribute
Summary: Friends and colleagues gathered to honor Kwame Ture, a leader of voting drives and student activities during the civil rights movement. They shared personal experiences of their common struggles and Ture's role in the civil rights movement. Mr. Ture's remarks are difficult to understand due to poor audio. Rev. Farrakhan delivered the concluding prayer. 132 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 4872 Kyoto Conference and U.S. National Interests
Summary: White House Conference Global Climate Change, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 10/6/1997. Secretary Albright and others and several foreign policy experts discussed the upcoming international conference on environmental issues in Kyoto, Japan in December. They examined how nations can cooperate to address the problem of global climate change by limiting certain emissions and by sharing alternative technologies. 057 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 1304 Land of Look Behind: Bob Marley's Funeral
Summary: A film about Jamaica, Reggae music and the Rastafarian sect from which it springs. 088 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDI

VH 2888 Last Stand at Little Big Horn
Summary: The Battle of the Little Big Horn, known as "Custer's Last Stand, " has been one of the most frequently depicted moments in American history-and one of the least understood, still shrouded in myth. The battle that left no white survivors also left two very different accounts of Little Big Horn: one white; one Indian. Using journals, oral accounts and Indian ledger drawings as well as archival and feature films, a Native American novelist and white film maker. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 6950 Latcho Drom
Summary: Presents in documentary format, scenes and music from Gypsy cultures in India, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, France and Spain. Directed b y Tony Gatlif. 103 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: DANCE

VH 3472 Latin American and Caribbean Presence in the U.S., The
Summary: Returns to the United States to profile California's Mexican population and the Latin American and Caribbean communities of Miami and New York City. This final episode poses questions about assimilation, national identity, and how these communities are changing what it means to be an American. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: AMERICAS

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, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 0925 Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers
Summary: Legend is a personal, musical compilation of Marley's most popular in-concert performances and video clips. Includes rare interview footage and exclusive tour clips. 055 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: CONCERT

VH 2405 Let's Fall in Love: A Singles' Weekend at The Concord Hotel
Summary: The Concord Hotel, famous for its kosher food and mammoth golf course, hosts five "Single's Weekends" each year. These weekends are attended by single, divorced and widowed romantics, and it is easy to empathize with the hopeful women and men who go to the resort hotel in the Catskill Mountains in search of a partner. 025 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 4878 Life and Career of Kwame Ture
Summary: Mr. Ture, formerly known as Stokely Carmichael, talked about his life as a civil rights and Pan-African activist. He also talked about the effect of the Vietnam war on the civil rights movement and the nation, his career as an activist and his view of a coming revolution in the United States. Mr. Ture was diagnosed with cancer and said he wishes to go to Africa to spend his final days. Two speeches given by Mr. Ture in the 1960s were shown. 071 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 7988 Life and Times of Sara Baartman, The
Summary: A documentary film of the life a Khoikhoi woman who was taken from the British Cape Colony in South Africa in 1810 and exhibited as a freak across Brit ain. The image and ideas for "The Hottentot Venus" (particularly the interest I n her sexual anatomy) swept through British popular culture. A court battle waged by abolitionists to free her from her exhibitors failed. In 1814, a year before her death, she was taken to France and became the object of a scientific research that formed the bedrock of European ideas about black female sexuality. 052 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 3815 Light Ahead, The
Summary: The story of Fishke, a lame man who is a ward of the Jewish community and his love for the blind woman, Hodl. They are kept from marrying until a traveling bookseller turns the community's fear of the supernatural to the couple's advantage. A penetrating look at shtetl life, the film provides insight into Mendele's Eastern European Jewish world. 094 Min. VIDEO 1939

VH 0653 Light of Experience, The
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. The telescope & the microscope revealed new worlds in space & in a drop of water. The realism of Dutch painting took the observation of human character a stage further. 052 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, ART Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 4915 Lighting the Way
Summary: Provides an entertaining, thoughtful and informative look at the diversity of cultures that call the United States home. 026 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 5463 Lights: The Miracle of Chanukah
Summary: The lights refer to the flickering Hebrew letters, which represent the Jewish tradition that the Greeks tried to destroy. The lights travel with the main Jewish characters as a constant reminder not to succumb to cultural assimilation. 024 Min. VIDEO 1983 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 7232 Living Martyr, The: Inside the Hezbollah
Summary: Documentary concerning militant followers of Islam who have committed themselves to die in suicide attacks. Includes footage of suicide mission preparations, and interviews with Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance fighters and their families. 053 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 4167 Long Search, The
Summary: In New York, Elie Wiesel, famous author and survivor of the concentration camps tries to explain what makes a Jew a Jew. Inevitably the search takes us to Jerusalem, to the schools, synagogues and the ages-old point of pilgrimage, the Wailing Wall. 052 Min. VIDEO Series: JUDAISM: THE CHOSEN PEOPLE

VH 6368 Long Tears, The- An Ndebele Story
Summary: This program, seen through the eyes of one family, documents five years in the life of a South African tribe, the Ndebele, exploring their art, culture and traditions. It shows the famous Ndebele wall art and dress traditions and puts them in the context of the new South Africa. Tribe member Francina Ndimande is an internationally recognized mural artist, as is her daughter Angelina. The film explores the rituals and traditions associated with the rites of passage of both men and women. Also traces the history of the Ndebele defeat in war against the Boers and their subsequent enslavement and mistreatment at the hands of the Boer farmers. 052 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 1058 Lorraine Hansberry
Summary: Traces the artistic growth and vision of Black playwright Lorraine Hansberry. She describes her life and work, with excerpts from A Raisin In The Sun, The Sign In Sidney Brustein's Window, and Les Blancs. 035 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: WRITERS, DRAMA, BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 2168 Louis Farrakhan at Madison Square Madison
Summary: This program contains excerpts from Louis Farrakhan's 1985 appearance at Madison Square Garden where his anti-Semitic viewpoints were heard by an enthusiastic audience. 040 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1207 Louise Erdrich & Michael Dorris: The Broken Cord
Summary: Bill Moyers interviews authors Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris about American Indians's status and condition in modern America. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: WRITERS, NATIVE AMERICAN, AMERICAN STUDIE Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 7048 Love and Marriage
Summary: Looks at societal opposition to interfaith marriage in Lebanon. Lama and Fouad are very much in love, but he is a Christian and she is Muslim. Their love is doomed because their society will not allow them to marry across the religious divide. Marita, a woman in her mid-forties, has never recovered from a forbidden love that blossomed during the Lebanese war. In Algeria, a hair salon is one of the few social spheres where women can discuss their lives freely. Here we meet Lila, who was prevented from marrying the man she loved because his mother did not approve of her "Western" ways and other customers whose lives have clashed with tradition. 026 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: ARAB DIARIES

VH 3983 Love's Confusing Joy
Summary: Coleman Barks has dedicated much of his life's work to bringing the poems of 13th century Islamic mystic Jelaluddin Rumi to contemporary American audiences. In poems that are alternately ecstatic, wise, and hilarious, the prolific, Rumi comes alive in the 20th century. 058 Min. VIDEO 1995 Series: LANGUAGE OF LIFE, THE

VH 4837 Low Y Cool
Summary: An alternative to gangs, the Camaradas Lowrider Bicycle Club offers Chicano and Mexicano kids a place to affirm their cultural identity. As French-born Marianne starts shooting her lowriding friends for French TV, tensions arise in the local community. 052 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 8264 The Magic Of Nigeria
Summary: Explores the vitality of ancient African traditions regarding the links between life and death. Illustrates the variety of both contemporary and traditional art forms (sculpture, carvings, paintings, bead portraits, dance, funeral ceremonies and other related rituals) that maintain these links in the religious, artistic and daily life of the people of Nigeria. 029 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ART

VH 8162 Mai's America
Summary: Film of life in "America" as viewed by a teenage student from Vietnam who travels to Mississippi to study abroad. 072 Min. VIDEO 2002

VH 0886 Maids and Madams
Summary: Examines Apartheid through the complex relationship between black household workers and white employers, reflecting a microcosm of the racial issues dividing South Africa. 054 Min. VIDEO 1985

VH 2989 Making Diversity Work
Summary: Today's workforce is one of many different identity groups, based on age, gender, culture, education, lifestyles, and physical abilities. Thus, being different and making a difference are both very important to today's worker. 023 Min. VIDEO 1993

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, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 1472 Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz) Part 1
Summary: A documentary showing the life of Malcolm X, his leadership in the Black Muslim movement, and his influence on black Americans and African nations. 015 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY

VH 1473 Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz) Part 2
Summary: A documentary showing the life of Malcolm X, his leadership in the Black Muslim movement, and his influence on black Americans and African nations. 015 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY

VH 3762 Malcolm X: His Own Story As It Really Happened
Summary: Adapted for the screen from the autobiography he wrote with Alex Haley's assistance, Malcolm X is a stirring portrait of the man whose life has become a rallying cry for millions. Seen in rare footage - and captured with full force in his firebrand speeches and interviews. Newsreel footage and other filmed sequences reveal the man behind the headlines - from boyhood to his terrifying assassination. 092 Min. VIDEO 1972 Subject: COMMUNICATION, BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

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, 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 8000 Man Called "Bee", A
Summary: This is one of the few ethnographic films in which the anthropologist appears as one of the subjects, and as such it is a lively introduction to the nature of fieldwork. Napoleon Chagnon, known to the Yanomama as "Bee", lived among the Indians for 36 months over a period of eight years in a jungle village in SE Venezuela. 044 Min. VIDEO 1974 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0647 Man: The Measure of All Things
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. Clark visits Florence, where European thought enjoyed new impetus by rediscovery of the classical past. He also journeys to Renaissance centers Urbino & Mantua. 054 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 0245 Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
Summary: A documentary, combining archival material and live interviews with Marcus Garvey, Jr., and others, which introduces the life and work of the pioneer black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. 045 Min. VIDEO 1945 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY

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, 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

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

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

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

VH 4968 Martin Mill