FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, History

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

VH 7072 '70's, The
Summary: Anchored by Peter Jennings of ABC News, volume 5, The 70's, looks at Approaching the Apocalypse [1971-1975]: The one bright spot of the 1970's was Nixon's opening of China to the West while the riots at Attica prison and Kent State University, the trauma of the war in Vietnam and the Watergate scandal, left Americans exhausted, embittered and disillusioned. This program appraises the effects of those blights on the political landscape and their impact on the trust between the government and the governed, so vital to the well-being of a representative democracy such as the U.S.. Starting Over [1976-1980]: The women's and civil rights movements, begun decades earlier and as controversial as ever, continued to evolve during the nation's Bicentennial Period. 090 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMICS Series: THE CENTURY AMERICA'S TIME

VH 7073 '80's & '90's, The
Summary: Anchored by Peter Jennings of ABC News, volume 6, "80's & '90's", looks at A New World [1981-1989]: The Reagan era witnessed the unexpected end of the Cold War and a welcome return to a booming domestic economy, but did events unfold too quickly to control? The '90's and Beyond: Examines key moments of the '90's including the Persian Gulf War, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Waco Branch Davidian disaster, the current status of African-Americans and the phenomenon of celebrities created by the media. 090 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: COMPUTERS, U.S. HISTORY AFRICAN-AMERICAN, CRIMINOLOGY Series: THE CENTURY AMERICA'S TIME

VH 5328 1860
Summary: In May 1860, the Sicilians rebelled against and defeated the troops of the King of Naples; these are the events surrounding the battle of Calatafimi which are so vividly depicted in the film 1860. 072 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 3662 1861-1880: Civil War, Recovery, and Westward Expansion
Summary: Women's multiple contributions to the Civil War effort, and the personal toll experienced by families on both sides of the conflict. Emancipation's impact on the lives of Black women in the South, and the freedmen's schools movement. The development of new employment opportunities for women after the Civil War. Westward expansion from the perspective of American Indian and Mexican women, as well that of European-American women moving west in the mid-1800s. The early leaders and controversies of the growing movement for women's rights. 015 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE

VH 3663 1880-1920: Immigration, New Work and New Roles
Summary: Immigrant women build new lives in burgeoning cities and take work in the industrializing Northeast. Eastern immigrant life contrasts with the changing lives of American Indian, Mexican and Chinese women in western states. A growing middle class and increasing educational opportunities for both Black and white women provide fertile grounds for the development of social work. Feminization of service professions, industrialization, and the invention of the typewriter create niches for "women's work". The woman suffrage movement adopts tactics which bring it to the forefront of public attention and final victory in 1920. 016 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE

VH 3664 1917-1942: Cultural Image and Economic Reality
Summary: World War I creates many new employment opportunities for women and, combined with the suffrage victory of 1920, helps create a new self-image for American women. Movies, new clothing styles and liberated attitudes bring about many visible changes. New legislation creates increasing hardship for Asian and Mexican families and for American Indian populations. Lynching becomes a major issue for both Black and white women's organizations. The Harlem Renaissance adds a new voice to the heart of America. The personal and economic toll of the Great Depression affects women in a variety of ways, increasing discrimination for some and providing new opportunities for others. 017 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: WOMEN IN AMERICAN LIFE

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

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

VH 5370 1980
Summary: Explores the year 1980, covering the Iran hostage crisis, the U.S. Olympic hockey team's gold medal victory of the Soviet Union, the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the Solidarity movement in Poland, the federal bailout of Chrysler corporation, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the Love Canal industrial pollution. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: HISTORY OF THE 80s

VH 5371 1981
Summary: Explores the year 1981, covering world events, people, entertainment, science and technology. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: HISTORY OF THE 80s

VH 5372 1982
Summary: Explores the year 1982, covering world events, people, entertainment, science and technology. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: HISTORY OF THE 80s

VH 5373 1983
Summary: Explores the year 1983, covering world events, people, entertainment, science and technology. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: HISTORY OF THE 80s

VH 5374 1984
Summary: Explores the year 1984, covering world events, people, entertainment, science and technology. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: HISTORY OF THE 80s

VH 5375 1985
Summary: Explores the year 1985, covering world events, people, entertainment, science and technology. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: HISTORY OF THE 80s

VH 5376 1986
Summary: Explores the year 1986, covering world events, people, entertainment, science and technology. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: HISTORY OF THE 80s

VH 5377 1987
Summary: Explores the year 1987, covering world events, people, entertainment, science and technology. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: HISTORY OF THE 80s

VH 5378 1988
Summary: Explores the year 1988, covering world events, people, entertainment, science and technology. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: HISTORY OF THE 80s

VH 5379 1989
Summary: Explores the year 1989, covering world events, people, entertainment, science and technology. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: HISTORY OF THE 80s

VH 7658 20th Century with Mike Wallace
Summary: Covers three major stories of recent history, using news footage to tie together events over the span of decades. Against All Odds: The Six Day War and the Raid on Entebbe--JFK Assassination/Warren Commission--Johnson's decision not to seek re-election and Nixon's resignation. 138 Min. VIDEO 1996

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

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

VH 4588 About the Holocaust
Summary: A young woman tells of what she learned about her father's experience as a victim and survivor of the Holocaust. She provides a brief history of the Holocaust using documentary film and interviews with survivors. She notes that the legacy of the Holocaust should be for us to remember what happened to the Jews of Europe and others, to understand the enormity of the statistics and the human dimensions of the Holocaust, and to aim to eliminate prejudice, discrimination, and racism today. 028 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, HOLOCAUST

VH 7271 Abraham Lincoln
Summary: Scholars and guest examine the final stages of the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction through the writings of Abraham Lincoln, with particular attention to the Gettysburg address and the Emancipation Proclamation. 151 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS

VH 5399 Abraham Lincoln Preserving the Union
Summary: Tells the complete story of Abraham Lincoln from the rustic childhood that forged his beliefs to the tough campaign that made him president. 100 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: BIOGRAPHY Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 6161 Absorption in Brahman: the Story of Hinduism in India
Summary: A presentation of the history of India and Hinduism as it developed in that country. Includes a discussion of the Hindu religion and beliefs. 026 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: VIDEO-OUTLINES OF ASIAN RELIGIONS, VOL. 1

VH 8333 Adam Smith And The Wealth Of Nations
Summary: Produced to commemorate the bicentennial of Adam Smith's "The Wealth Of Nations", this documentary testifies that the questions Smith wrote about in 1776 are relevant and equally troubling today. 029 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 6153 Afghanistan: Exporting the Taliban Revolution
Summary: Takes a firsthand look at the results and implications of the escalating tensions between Afghanistan and its neighbors. 024 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 0555 Africa Before the Europeans (100-1500)
Summary: Many great civilizations and empires rose and fell in Africa leaving great cultural heritage. The gradual spread of the Bantu peoples from their homeland in the Cameroons displaced the hunting people of the south making agriculture and animal herding the main pursuit of the rural people. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 2884 Africa: Continent of Contrasts
Summary: The world's second largest continent offers a wide variety of landscapes, and people have adapted to them in as many different ways. From ancient civilizations to the last big game herds, there is a lot to see in Africa. 035 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0277 African-American Legends & Leaders in American History
Summary: A video retrospective of the contributions of African-Americans who have been honored on postage stamps. Featured are prominent African-Americans who have impacted history, social movements, the arts, literature, music, sports, science, invention and discovery. 012 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 6505 African Ascetics and Celtic Monks/Byzantium & the Holy Roman
Summary: Program 1 - Tracks the spread of Christianity to Ireland and its establishment in Britain and northern Europe by Celtic monks. Program 2 - Contrasts the ill health of Rome and its Church with the spiritual and material vitality of Byzantium. But all was not well even in the east, as a war with Persia and the rise and swift spread of Islam made the Holy Land off-limits, while arguments about the nature of Christ continued to split the Christian world. Also focuses on the conversion of the Saxon tribes first by Bishop Boniface the Apostle of Germany and then by King Charlemagne, who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III. 096 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: TWO THOUSAND YEARS: THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

VH 6958 After Stalin, Sputnik, The Wall
Summary: Episode 7: Thaw is conceivable with Stalin's death. Khrushchev outmaneuvers Malenkov for power and visits the West. The United States, pledged to contain rather than overthrow communism, does nothing. Episode 8: In the mid-50s, the Soviet Union seems to be forging ahead. In October 1957, the first Soviet satellite Sputnik orbits the earth to the dismay and fear of the United States, frustrated by its own ineffectual space program. Episode 9: The fate of Germany remains unresolved. West Germany has ben admitted to NATO. Within East Germany, Berlin is divided between East and West by an open border. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 6043 Against the Tides, The Jones Family (Nova Scotia)
Summary: The population of Nova Scotia ebbed and flowed from the major wars that shaped Canada and the United States. The Jones family had experienced slavery and segregation since southerners from the U.S. settled in Nova Scotia and brought their prejudices with them. 058 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY Series: HYMN TO FREEDOM: THE HISTORY OF BLACKS IN CANADA

VH 4472 Age of Absolutism, The / Absolutism and the Social Contract
Summary: 17th century Europe is characterized by the crown rulers controlling all powers of state. The desire for civil peace contributes to the crown's ability to enforce the "divine right of Kings." / Two patterns of absolutism, the French and the English, are followed by all Europe. France strives to control by avoiding all change, while England turns to mercantilism and a strong national economy. Arguments begin about the consent of the governed. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 3279 Age of Charles II, The
Summary: This program looks at some of the lasting achievements of the age of Charles II and at the life and character of the king who, somewhat waywardly, presided over them. The period between his restoration in 1660 and his death in 1685 saw the birth of the Royal Society, the establishment of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, the growth of the Royal Navy, the Great Fire and the rebirth of London, the architecture of Christopher Wren, and the development of the mathematical sciences. The program also traces Charles's personal history, from his escape following the battle of Worcester in 1651, the period of exile and restoration, to the Exclusion crisis, which prompted Charles's finest display of statesmanship and political acumen. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ARCHITECTURE

VH 2609 Age of Gold, The
Summary: The New World brought Spain (and ultimately Europe) enormous treasures : gold, silver, chocolate, tomatoes, the potato. Yet Spain's most powerful ruler, Philip II, lived in austere solitude in a cell-like study. He sought to protect the Catholic faith, while the Spanish author Cervantes questioned all values in "Don Quixote, " the prototype of the modern novel. At the court, Velazquez painted masterpieces of psychological penetration. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: BURIED MIRROR, THE

VH 0544 Age of Iron, The (2000 BC - AD 200)
Summary: The epoch-making development of iron smelting and manufacturing some 3500 years ago and its effect on EARLY CIVILIZATIONilizations. This program also traces the first European civilizations of Minoan Crete, the Kingdoms and empires of the Near East, and the rise of the first empires in India and China. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 0239 Age of Light, An
Summary: Shows how the Age of Enlightenment brought about a revolution in eighteenth-century thought, and progressive ideas were given a new and fearful force by the French Revolution. 051 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 0560 Age of Revolutions, The (1776-1848)
Summary: A great out break of revolution between 1750 and 1800 against the great European monarchies even crossed the Atlantic into North and South America. The French Revolution and the rise to power of Napoleon and the influence of Karl Marx. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 3069 Age Of The Shoguns, The (1600-1868)
Summary: This was the age of the Tokugawa family, the era of Edo, a period of over two-and -a half centuries during which Japan was sealed off from the rest of the world and only a handful of Dutch and Chinese-constantly watched and treated like pariahs- were allowed to live on Japanese soil and to trade with the Japanese. This program treats the history of Japan during this period: the established classes of daimyo, samurai, farmer, and merchant; the political 053 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY Series: JAPAN PAST AND PRESENT

VH 6179 Agincourt 1415: the Triumph of the Longbow
Summary: Presents the battle at Agincourt in 1415, where a small English force gained the victory over the French Army, which numbered 30, 000 men. Led by King Henry V, the English victory was in large part due to their possession of the most deadly war weapon of the age--the English Longbow. 055 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HISTORY OF WARFARE

VH 0542 Agricultural Revolution, The (8000 BC-5000 BC)
Summary: The gradual transformation of Man the hunter and fisher into the farmer a decisive development in world history. The process of selecting, breeding, domesticating and cultivating certain species of plant and animal, known as agriculture, provided the basis for the spectacular growth in human population which followed. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

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 im ages which traditionally stereotyped them as servile and inferior, anew generation of African Americans began to redefine itself. Propelled by the Black Consciousness Movement, they celebrated black values, culture and their African roots. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

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

VH 7881 al-Hajj
Summary: Provides a step-by-step guideline on performing the pilgrimage, from the time a pilgrim-to-be makes the intention to visit Makkah to the time a pilgrim completes all requirements of Hajj and returns home to his or her family and friends. Alternate title: Practical Guide to Performing the Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah). Directed by Abdul Lateef Jarephani. 091 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 6732 Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention
Summary: An account of the life and work of Alexander Graham Bell. His drive to help his deaf mother to communicate led to one of the most important inventions of the 20th century. But the telephone was only one of many notable contributions he made to fields ranging from medicine to aviation. 046 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 4460 Alexander the Great / The Hellenistic Age
Summary: Greek culture became the common element which held the city states conquered by Alexander the Great together in an empire. A time of large impersonal states that allowed the growth of personal artistic independence. The Hellenistic Age spread Greek culture throughout the eastern Mediterranean world. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 3746 Allies Strike, The
Summary: And now the war begins. On a day to day basis, the reality of war comes home as it is initiated in the air, and eventually reaches its climax with the final 100 hours on the ground. Some of the footage contained in this volume has not yet been viewed on television, and includes reports from Saudi Arabia, Baghdad, and other areas of the Middle East, as well as reactions at home. The viewer bears witness to weaponry never before utilized in any other conflict, and is introduced to technology at work in its most devastating form. 120 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: PERSIAN GULF, THE

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 6176 Amazon Women
Summary: A brief history of fighting warrior women is explored as notables such as, Jeanie Davis-Kimball, Abby Wheaten Kleinbaum, Stanley B. Alpern, Jay Wurts, Barbara Ehrenreich and Susan Herrgesell contribute their ideas to this subject. 045 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 1879 Ambulance, The
Summary: A non-dialogue drama about the Holocaust, in which innocent school children are carted to the gas chamber by way of an ambulance, usually seen as a symbol of goodness. 008 Min. VIDEO 1960 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 5401 Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air
Summary: This program features archival material and interviews with family members and aviation experts to reveal the life behind the legend of Amelia Earhart 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 0434 America's Indians: The Trail of Tears
Summary: U.S. Expansion westward led to the seizure of Indian lands and the destruction of Indian. 013 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN, AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4496 America's Mandarin (1954-1963) / LBJ Goes to War (1964-1965)
Summary: "America's Mandarin (1954-1963): To stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia, America replaced France in South Vietnam - supporting autocratic President Ngo Dihn Diem until his own generals turned against him in a coup that brought political chaos to Saigon. "LBJ Goes to War (1964-1965)": With Ho Chi Minh determined to reunite Vietnam, LBJ determined to prevent it, and South Vietnam on the verge of collapse, the stage was set for massive escalation of the of the undeclared Vietnam War. 120 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: VIETNAM: A TELEVISION HISTORY

VH 4497 America Takes Charge (1965-1967) / America's Enemy (1954-1967)
Summary: "America Takes Charge (1965-1967)": In two years, the Johnson Administration's troop dispatched 1.5 million Americans to Vietnam to fight a war they found baffling, tedious, exciting, deadly and unforgettable. / "America's Enemy (1954-1967)": The Vietnam War as seen from different perspectives by Vietcong guerillas and sympathizers, by North Vietnamese leaders and rank and file, and by Americans held prisoner in Hanoi. 120 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: VIETNAM: A TELEVISION HISTORY

VH 2499 American Dream
Summary: "American Dream" follows the true-life story of workers on strike in America's heartland, Austin, Minnesota. In 1984, the Hormel company saw a profit of $29 million. That same year they offered it's Austin meatpackers a salary cut from $10.69 to $8.25 an hour and a 30% cut in basic benefits. The strike which followed pitted worker against management, worker against worker and even brother against brother. Director: Barbara Kopple. 098 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: COMMUNICATION, AMERICAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS

VH 6423 American Paradox: Slavery in the Lower South
Summary: This program takes the viewers behind the "Big House" to the slave quarters where the true degradation of black life was played out. The daily life of house and field slave is explained as the viewers walk through cabins where generations of African-American slave numbered their days. 025 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 6427 American Paradox: Slavery in the Northeast: New England and
Summary: This program explores the struggle for freedom and equality during the revolutionary period and Confederacy when in 1804 every northern state had committed to emancipation in one form or another; the rise and growth of the abolition movement and the growing number of Freedmen. 026 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 6424 American Paradox: Slavery in Colonial Virginia and Chesapeake
Summary: This program follows every aspect in the development of slavery on the tobacco plantations and in the towns of Virginia and the Chesapeake. 023 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 2089 American Prison, The: A Video History
Summary: Mixing rare, archival stills with contemporary documentary footage, this 30-minute videotape traces the history of prisons from medieval times to the present. 025 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY

VH 4475 American Revolution, The / The American Republic
Summary: European cultures were reflected in the colonies established in South and North America. When England tried to enforce new laws designed to more closely govern her North American colonies they rebelled. This STUDIES America's effect on Europe as it evolved from a revolutionary state to a republic with a constitution. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 3561 Americanism
Summary: This program explores how America's influence in political and military concerns and in economic and cultural matters can be felt in almost every corner of the globe. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 0556 Americas Before the Europeans, The (300-1500)
Summary: The Maya, Aztec & Inca civilizations that existed in Central and South America built remarkable cities and places of worship and paved roads. Their intellectual achievements were equally impressive. But none of these great Empires survived the Spanish Conquistadors. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

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 0717 Ancient and Modern: The Fall and Rise of the Middle East
Summary: In this century Middle Eastern independence and oil wealth have reversed the region's downward trend that began, ironically, in the midst of Europe's rebirth. State-of-the-art technology has not, however, replaced tradition; the two coexist in an uneasy alliance. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 6150 Ancient Britons
Summary: Discusses the culture of the ancient Britons. Tombs and monuments like those at Stonehenge and elsewhere constitute the only evidence from which to construct a history of the ancient Britons. 047 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5431 Ancient Egypt
Summary: Combines historical interviews with glimpses of the everyday life of 13 cultures. Scholars provide commentary on such topics as the role of women, religion, education, the military and politics. Also includes readings from contemporary sources and 3-D architectural reconstructions. 047 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: WORLD HISTORY, EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: LOST TREASURES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

VH 6501 Ancient Religions of the Mediterranean
Summary: Traces the spiritual history of the Mediterranean Basin, from Mesopotamia and Egypt to the empires of Greece and Rome, examining the ancient cultures that have greatly influenced the religions of the modern world. Looks at the mythologies, gods and rituals that played an important role in the social and political lives of these ancient civilizations. 049 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: WORLD HISTORY, MIDDLE EAST Series: RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD

VH 5430 Ancient Rome
Summary: The Roman Empire gave history one of its most eventful and colorful periods: its legacy remains for all to see in the incredible buildings, temples and theatres of the ancient city. Places such as the Forum, the Colosseum and the Pantheon hang heavy with the atmosphere of distant glories, providing fascinating echoes of a truly remarkable people. 047 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: WORLD HISTORY, EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: LOST TREASURES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

VH 6976 Andalusian Epic: Islamic Spain
Summary: This program addresses the expansion of the Arab empire into Spain, where Muslims ruled with tolerance for more than seven centuries. The introduction and consolidation of Islamic power in Spain, the creation of the Umayyad emirate by the sole survivor of the Umayyad dynasty, the rise of Cordoba as a cultural rival of Abbasid Baghdad, and the gradual ebb of Arab rule on the Iberian Peninsula are all discussed. 027 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: WHEN THE WORLD SPOKE ARABIC

VH 1357 Andrew Carnegie
Summary: A short biography of the poor Scottish immigrant who came to America to make his fortune, and created the U.S. steel industry in the process. 012 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 5726 Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel
Summary: This films chronicles the evolution of steel into the pre-eminent American industry. Carnegie built an empire so large that when he sold out to J. P. Morgan it created the first billion-dollar corporation in history. Historians discuss the technological developments that propelled steel into the future, and provided the raw material that powered the nation's economy. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: EMPIRES OF INDUSTRY

VH 0337 Antebellum South, The
Summary: When cotton became king in the South before the Civil War, many white Southerners began to defend slavery. 015 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICA PAST

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 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 0376 Arabs & Jews: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land (Part 1)
Summary: Based on the book of the same title by David K. Shipler. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 0377 Arabs & Jews: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land (Part 2)
Summary: Based on the book of the same title by David K. Shipler. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 6974 Arabs Make Their Entrance, The: Islam and Empire
Summary: This program charts the rise of the Arab empire from its roots in the long-standing rivalry between the Byzantines and the Sassanids. 026 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: WHEN THE WORLD SPOKE ARABIC

VH 4856 Ark of the Covenant
Summary: Legend has it that the original Ten Commandments handed down from God to Moses were placed inside an ark in Jerusalem. But where is that ark today? This exciting search for the Ark of the Covenant travels to ancient Palestine to dig for answers. As shifting sands reveal fresh scientific evidence, the program hastens to Ethiopia, where deep inside an almost mystical cave, new answers are uncovered. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994

VH 7916 Armenia: Bittersweet Freedom
Summary: Discusses efforts by Armenians to ameliorate hardships in Armenia created by the 1988 earthquake and the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union. 047 Min. VIDEO 1993

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 2373 Arsenal of Democracy
Summary: While the New Deal changed America forever, it was war that ended the Great Depression. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: GREAT DEPRESSION, THE

VH 0936 Art and Recreation in Latin America
Summary: Essentially, a narrated slide-show presenting views of art and architecture and of various recreations, from theatre to games and sports, that are enjoyed in Latin America. The program is presented in English (approx. 21 min.) and then repeated in Spanish (approx. 22 min.). 045 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, ART, ARCHITECTURE

VH 7659 Art Buchwald: The Wit of Washington
Summary: A profile of columnist and commander in chief of political satire Art Buchwald. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 0937 Art of Central America and Panama
Summary: Depicts the Panama and Central America booth at the 1964-65 World's Fair which featured famous artists of Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and others. 029 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, ART

VH 6979 An Art of Living: Arab Aesthetics in 9th Century Spain
Summary: This program focuses on the remarkable cultural contributions of Ziryab, a talented young musician who fled the East for Andalusia and became the era's preeminent arbiter of style and taste. 027 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: WHEN THE WORLD SPOKE ARABIC

VH 0334 Artist's View, The / Writers View / The Abolitionists
Summary: Portrays aspects of America's past which influenced or contributed to national development from colonial times to the beginning of the Civil War, with focus on social themes and perceptions. 045 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICA PAST

VH 5331 Artists Unknown: The Search for African History
Summary: In this documentary, Lonnie James, a young British man of African descent, journeys to the war shattered central African kingdom of Benin to discover the origins of a carved mask purchased in London. He uncovers a tale of early African civilization, the looting of treasures and suppression of traditions by colonial powers, and the amazing persistence of an African artistic vision within a colonial culture. His mission becomes a quest to better understand the essence of Africa itself. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ART

VH 2714 As I Remember It
Summary: This intimate portrait of African American writer Dorothy West explores the forgotten role of women in the Harlem Renaissance. Born at the turn of the century to a prosperous Boston family, West experienced the legendary era first-hand. From the perspective of her 83 years, the still active writer relates her memories of growing up Black, privileged and enthralled by literature. Archival footage and photographs, interviews and 056 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: WRITERS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY

VH 0559 Asia (1600-1800)
Summary: The Response of the Asiatic societies to the arrival of the Portuguese, Dutch and English. There was a reaction against the west (especially in Japan) Chinese and Japanese technology ceased to advance. The weakness of the Nogul empire in India is considered a factor as to why the British were able to play off the Indian elements against each other. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

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 5672 Assignment Rescue: The Story of Varian Fry
Summary: The story of Varian Fry, an American journalist in Berlin, who was sent to Marseilles during World War II for three weeks to rescue 200 of the famous intellectual refugees, against the opposition of the U.S. government. 026 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: BIOGRAPHY

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 STUDIES Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

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

VH 0187 Athens and the Greek Spirit
Summary: Athens, the sights and sounds of the Plaka and the Changing of the Guard. You'll hear the words of Socrates and Homer while marveling at the Acropolis. View the Temple of Poseidon, then set sail to the islands of Skiathos and Santorini, and Rhodes, with its walled city and jet set beaches of Lindos. Discover the cosmopolitan harbor town of Piraeus and the Monastery of Kessaiana. And last, but not least, enjoy the superb food and lively music and 030 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 4002 Atom Bomb, The
Summary: In 1942, President Roosevelt committed the U.S. to the most expensive research project in history-the building of the Atomic bomb. Despite the aerial bombardment of Japanese cities, American losses in the Far East continued to mount. When the first Atomic Bomb was successfully tested in New Mexico, the question was no longer whether to use the bomb against Japan but when. Early on the morning of August 6, 1945, the first Atomic Bomb exploded over Hiroshima changing the nature of war forever. 027 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: HISTORY'S TURNING POINTS

VH 6852 Attack and Capture: the Story of U-Boat 505
Summary: Describes how U-Boat 505 was captured on June 4, 1944. Includes eye-witness accounts, historical footage and analysis of the importance of the capture. 052 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: WORLD HISTORY

VH 6171 Attila: Scourge of God
Summary: The name Attila the Hun conjures up images of bloodthirsty barbarians decimating an innocent European populace by sword and fire, but in other parts of the world, the reputation of the king of the Huns is altogether different. This fifth century ruler was shrewd and intelligent, charismatic and compassionate. Attila the Hun used his most forceful attributes to forge a loose confederation of nomadic tribes into the most fearsome military machine of its time. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BIOGRAPHY

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 5891 Aztecs, The
Summary: Explores the history and culture of the thousand year old pre-Columbian Aztec empire, from human sacrifices to their agricultural advances, its influence is still felt today. Commentary by scholars, maps, and contemporary accounts provide an overview of the events that shaped and destroyed the Aztec empire. 047 Min. VIDEO 1999

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 0874 Banking on Disaster
Summary: A three-part documentary filmed over a ten year period exposes the detrimental effects of deforestation, road building, and colonisation in Rondonia, Brazil. Story told through colonist, Renato Ferreira; ecologist, Jose Lutzenberger; and Seringuerio union leader, Chico Mendes. 078 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN

VH 6269 Bannockburn, 1314: The Lion Rampant
Summary: In an attempt to crush the Scots, King Edward II of England placed himself at the head of the invasion of Scotland. In their desperate hour of need came Scotland's greatest medieval king, Robert, known as "The Bruce." The two forces met at a small stream within sight of Stirling Castle - the Bannockburn. 055 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: SCOTTISH BATTLES

VH 1223 Barbara Tuchman
Summary: Historian Barbara Tuchman discusses the decline of values in American public life and popular culture. Addresses the deceptiveness of politicians and public officials in recent years and the general lack of interest in this country in history and its lessons. Interviewed by Bill Moyers. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 1231 Battle for the Bible, The
Summary: News correspondent Bill Moyers reports on the fight over the Bible between fundamentalist and moderate Southern Baptists for control of the denomination. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY Series: GOD & POLITICS WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 3273 Battle for the Great Plains
Summary: This program focuses on the struggle of the Great Plains people to peacefully coexist with nature and profiles their deep connection to the land and its history. Over 100 years ago, the vast stretch of land reaching from Texas to the Canadian wilderness, home to millions of buffalo and scores of Native American tribes, became known as the Great Plains. When settlers migrated to this frontier, its people, animals, and land were forever changed. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN, ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY

VH 7995 Battle of Chile, The: The Coup d'Etat
Summary: The second film in a two part documentary on the fate of Allende's Popular Unity government filmed throughout Chile from February to September 1973 . Part two opens with the attempted military coup of June, 1973, which is put down by troops loyal to the government but everyone now realizes the final showdown is only a matter of time. The film shows a left divided over strategy, while the right methodically lays the groundwork for the military seizure of power. The films dramatic concluding sequence documents the actual coup d'etat, including Allende's last radio message to the people of Chile, footage of the military assault on the presidential palace, and that evening's televised presentation of the new military junta. 088 Min. VIDEO 1976

VH 7994 Battle of Chile, The: The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie
Summary: The first film in a two part documentary on the fate of Allende's Popular Unity government filmed throughout Chile from February to September 1973 . Part one examines the escalation of rightist opposition following the left's victory in Congressional elections held in March, 1973. Finding the parliamentary democracy would not stop Allende's socialist policies, the right wing shifted its tactics from the polls to the streets. The film follows months of activity as a variety of increasingly violent tactics are used by the right to weaken the government and provoke a crisis. 096 Min. VIDEO 1975

VH 6270 Battle of Flodden, The
Summary: September 1513 saw King James IV invade England with the largest and most confident army Scotland had seen yet. Within a few short days, nearly ten thousand of these warriors lay dead on Flodden Field, among them King James himself. This is the story of the most catastrophic military defeat in Scotland's history. 060 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: SCOTTISH BATTLES

VH 5433 Battle of Hastings, The
Summary: A great victory was won on October 14, 1066 near the English town of Hastings by Duke William of Normandy over Harold II of England which was to change forever the Anglo-Saxon way of life. This video features atmospheric original reconstruction and re-enactment footage plus dramatized "eye-witness" accounts. 031 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: WORLD HISTORY

VH 6220 Battle of New Orleans
Summary: Presents background of the War of 1812 and overview of America's last battle with Great Britain, the Battle of New Orleans. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

VH 6146 Battle of Quebec, The
Summary: In this program, the defeat of the French at Quebec during the Seven Year's War is examined in depth. 031 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 6268 Battle of Stirling Bridge, The: Blood and Steel
Summary: This is the dramatic story of the Scots' triumph over the English which took place at Stirling Bridge on September 11th 1297. The victory confirmed the reputation of William Wallace and made him a national hero. The video features battle reconstructions and location footage. 055 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: SCOTTISH BATTLES

VH 6105 Battle of the Alamo, The
Summary: Retraces the battle of the Alamo in the words of those who fought it--from Colonel William Travis' letters to the diaries of Mexico's Lt. Della Pina. Narrated by Hal Holbrook. 054 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

VH 6138 Beethoven: The Sound and the Fury
Summary: Noted musicians such as Isaac Stern and Kurt Masur examine Beethoven's great works, the historical events that shaped his art and the inner struggle of the man himself. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 2784 Before the Nickelodeon
Summary: In "Before the Nickelodeon, " noted historian Charles Musser traces cinema history from 1896 to 1909. Focusing on pioneer American filmmaker Edwin S. Porter, whose seminal works include "The Great Train Robbery" and "Life of an American Fireman, " "Before the Nickelodeon" explores the growth of moving pictures from an arcade novelty to a visual newspaper to universal entertainment and social arbiter. 060 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 6250 Behind the Mask: The IRA and Sinn Fein
Summary: Tells the story of the Irish Republican Army and its political wing Sinn Fein. Includes America's role in this struggle with Britain. 120 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 7966 La Belle Epoque 1890-1914
Summary: Film utilizes the costume exhibit of the same held at New York City's Costume Institute as a starting point to journey back in time to days of splendor and rebelliousness of the pre-World War I time period. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Series: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART HOME VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 1880 Ben Gurion: Builder of a Nation
Summary: Former Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion's main goal was to establish an independent Jewish state in Palestine. 025 Min. VIDEO

VH 5341 Benjamin Franklin: Citizen of the World
Summary: Explores Franklin's accomplishments: in science (including the kite-in-a-lightning storm experiment), in popular culture (Poor Richard's Almanac), as America's first postmaster general, in the foreign relations of the United States, and as a commercially successful printer. Discusses his life and loves. 050 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 1342 Berkeley in the 60's
Summary: Through interviews with participants and archival footage, presents a history of Berkeley, California in the 1960's. 117 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

VH 6957 Berlin, Korea, Reds
Summary: Episode 4: In Berlin, the American, British and French sectors form a Western enclave in the Soviet zone of divided Germany. In June 1948, the Soviets blockade the city, but the Western allies successfully airlift in supplies. Episode 5: In June 1950, North Korea invades the south, with Stalin's blessing. The United States, backed by the United Nations, defends South Korea, and then is confronted by communist China. Episode 6: Following Stalin's domination of Eastern Europe and the loss of China, American democracy falls victim to anti-communist hysteria, but survives it. In the Soviet Union, Stalin reinforces the climate of terror on which his rule is based. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 1196 Better Angels of Our Nature, The (1865)
Summary: This program begins in the bittersweet aftermath of Lee's surrender and then goes on to narrate the horrendous events of five days later when on April 14th, Lincoln is assassinated. After chronicling Lincoln's poignant funeral, the program recounts the final days of war, the capture of John Wilkes Booth and the fates of the series major characters, The program then considers the consequences and meaning of a war that transformed the country from a collection of states to the nation we are today. 068 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY Series: CIVIL WAR, THE

VH 4381 Bettman: The Picture Man
Summary: Otto Bettman, founder of the Bettman Archives, talks about the archives and the role photographs play in preserving the past. 003 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ART

VH 6912 Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives
Summary: In the Arab world, women are fighting a two front war against repressive internal constraints and intrusive Western interference. In this program, a feminist delegation composed of author Nawal Saadawi and other renowned activists from the Middle East and North Africa gathers at the UN, on college campuses, and in church basements to speak out about deterioration of women's rights in the Arab states in an effort to heighten awareness of the Arab feminist struggle for equality and the effects of U.S. foreign policy on their efforts. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000

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 1701 Beyond the Green Line: Israel and the Intifada
Summary: An investigation of the effects of the Intifada, the Palestinian uprising, on Jews and Arabs alike. For Israelis, the conflict has torn apart the fabric of their society, splitting the "doves" from the "hawks" and creating a crisis of conscience over human rights violations against the Arabs. 067 Min. VIDEO

VH 4440 Big Business and Ghost of Confucius
Summary: This episode examines the fundamental questions about the role of government in economic growth and the way rulers and ruled alike have invoked traditional values to meet modern economic goals. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: PACIFIC CENTURY, THE

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 6504 Birth of a New Religion, The / Trials and Triumphs in Rome
Summary: The story of two millennia of Christianity from its beginnings among the Jews of Palestine to the worldwide Christian Church in the twentieth century, describing its involvement with political and social events in history and its development in theology and organization. 096 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: TWO THOUSAND YEARS: THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

VH 4533 Birth of an Empire
Summary: In the People's Republic of Mongolia, the reputation of Genghis Khan has undergone a dramatic transformation--from despised enemy of the revolution to a virtual deity. This program examines how he emerged from obscurity, united the Mongol tribes under his banner, and transformed an obscure nomadic people into the most formidable fighting machine. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: MONGOLS: STORM FROM THE EAST

VH 0543 Birth of Civilization, The (6000 BC-2000 BC)
Summary: The earliest civilizations arose in the fertile valleys of the major rivers in the Near East and China and with this development came a more settled existence. With the growth of cities, social structures were established ushering in a period of great creativity - the calender, the wheel, advances in crafts such as pottery and metal-working. The need for accounting procedures related to the invention of writing and mathematics. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 0567 Birth of Language, The
Summary: Explores the origin of human language and examines the differences between human and animal communication as well as the relationship of language and thought. 030 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS, COMMUNICATION

VH 0439 Birth of the Middle Ages, The
Summary: This program provides an introduction to medieval Europe, showing surviving traces to provide a feel of medieval style and practice, and tracing the roots of the fall of civilization and the onset of darkness. 043 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

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 1693 Black American Literature (Valerie Smith)
Summary: Valerie Smith surveys the development of black American literature from the 1890's to the 1930's, examining the achievements of the authors who consolidated the Afro-American literary tradition at the turn of the century (notably Charles Chesnutt and Paul Laurence Dunbar), the major poets and novelists of the Harlem Renaissance (notably Nellie Larsen and Zora Neale Hurston), who provide a unique, double perspective on racial and sexual 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: WRITERS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1883 Black Athena
Summary: "Black Athena" offers a devastating indictment of 19th century scholars' systematic denial of the connections between Greece and the non-European cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean. It explores the heated debate around Prof. Martin Bernal's iconoclastic book on the African origins of Greek culture. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 6502 Black Death, The
Summary: Examines the bubonic plague which reduced Europe's population by a third, wiped out many hundreds of villages, and destroyed a whole way of life. 026 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 3459 Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed
Summary: Matthew Henson and David Hale Williams are not names that most Americans can easily identify. Yet, both made significant contributions to American history and culture. Bill Cosby examines the manner in which American historians have tended to ignore, downplay or improperly document several significant achievements by black Americans. Cosby gives evidence of negative media images in newsreels and films such "BIRTH OF A NATION", that have conspired to downgrade interest in black culture and black historical achievements. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1458 Black Influence in the Recording Industry
Summary: Demonstrates the collaborative effort required to produce a contemporary recording and reviews the history of the black experience in the recording industry, identifying significant individuals and trends that have shaped that experience. Features George Benson and Quincy Jones. 029 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: FROM JUMPSTREET

VH 5821 Black Kingdoms of the Nile / The Swahili Coast
Summary: This documentary presents Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on a journey from Zanzibar to Timbuktu, the Nile River Valley to Great Zimbabwe, the slave coast of Guinea to the medieval monasteries of Ethiopia in search of the lost wonders of the African world. 120 Min. VIDEO 1999 Series: WONDERS OF THE AFRICAN WORLD

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 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 1450 Blues: Country to City
Summary: Distinguishes between country and urban blues, demonstrating musical characteristics of each style and showing the settings in which they emerged. A performance by guests Willie Dixon and his Chicago Blues All-stars illustrates the lyrical and instrumental nature of urban blues. An example of country blues is given by Brownine McGhee and Sonny Terry. Also discusses the influence of early blues on young white musicians. 029 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: JAZZ, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: FROM JUMPSTREET

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

VH 7773 Boma-Tervuren, Le Voyage
Summary: Revisits the extraordinary and tragic saga of 267 Congolese brought to Brussels for the 1897 World's Fair, and the question: How is the conception about the Africans different today? Directed by Francis Dujardin. In French with English subtitle. 054 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 7545 Bondage & The Bible
Summary: Video of speaking presentations concerning the interpretation of Biblical teachings on slavery and bondage. 056 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 7965 Bonhoeffer, Agent of Grace
Summary: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction, actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis at great personal risk. His convictions eventually cost him his life at the hands of the Gestapo. 086 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 2966 Booker T. Washington
Summary: An outstanding collection of video biographies on some of the most influential African-Americans in history based on Chelsea House Publishers critically acclaimed "Black Americans of Achievement" series of books, drawing from the expertise of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, Harvard University. 030 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY Series: BLACK AMERICANS OF ACHIEVEMENT VIDEO COLLECTION, 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 5713 Boris Yeltsin: the People's Choice
Summary: This program traces the life of the Russian leader from his impoverished childhood through his political career to his role in the 1991 coup and his presidency. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: BIOGRAPHY Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 4048 Born Under the Red Flag, 1976 - 1997
Summary: Part 1, Surviving Mao: 1976-1984. Part 2, The New Generation: 1984-1997. 114 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: CHINA

VH 5270 Bosnia's Rite of Return
Summary: In this program Muslim refugees from the village of Stolac describe the challenges of living with their wartime enemies. 048 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY

VH 5752 Bosnia: Peace Without Honor
Summary: Traces the roots of the Bosnian conflict through the 1992-1995 efforts of America's Cyrus Vance and British diplomat Lord David Owen to negotiate a lasting peace. Both diplomats expose the role of world powers in brokering, mediating, and at times exacerbating the regional conflict. 041 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 8416 Boycott
Summary: Set in the period just prior to the Islamic Revolution, the story is inspired by the filmmaker's own painful experiences. Valeh, a member of a leftist organization, is arrested and sentenced to death. In prison, he reconsiders his beliefs and comes to doubt the validity of the ideas for which he has been condemned. At the same time, his prison comrades are pressuring his to make a sacrifice for their cause. Written and directed by Moshen Makhmalba. 091 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: DRAMA, MIDDLE EAST

VH 5723 Brewed in America
Summary: Tells the story of the brewing industry in the United States which began with small local breweries, expanded into big business driven by Adolphus Busch, Adolph Coors, Frederick Miller and others, survived Prohibition, and adopted new technologies along the way. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: EMPIRES OF INDUSTRY

VH 6915 Bridge, The: How Islam Saves Western Medicine
Summary: Explores the process by which scientific and holistic medical knowledge was preserved from the time of Hippocrates and built upon in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

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 7641 Bridging New York
Summary: Tells the story of Othmar Ammann, the greatest bridge-builder of the twentieth century. Ammann engineered more than half of the eleven major bridges which connect the New York metropolitan area, including the Bayonne, Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Verrazano-Narrows bridges. 060 Min. VIDEO 2002

VH 5820 Brief History of Time, A
Summary: In this film noted theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawkings, explores his research into the farthest reaches of time and the universe against the backdrop of his life's story which includes his struggle with a progressive paralyzing disease. 084 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 5385 Brigham Young: Architect of Faith
Summary: Biography of the second president of the Mormon Church and his role in shaping Utah and the American West. Examines how he overcame poverty and a lack of a formal education and succeeded as a forceful American leader. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 2326 Broken Silence
Summary: This program presents a profile of Rigoberta Menchu, whose life has be come a symbol of the sufferings, not only of her own Mayan Quiche people, but of all the indigenous people of the Americas. 025 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

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 0436 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Summary: Documents the Great Depression, focusing on its human side as well as on national and international political repercussions. Shows how events prepared the way for Nazism, Japanese expansionism, and the altered role of government in the United States. Includes archival film footage. 020 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ECONOMICS, U.S. HISTORY

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

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 0419 Budapest: October 1956, Communism By Tank
Summary: Made in 1986 as part of the series, "The Great Days of the Century". 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6221 Bunker Hill
Summary: A look at the first major defeat for the British in the American War for Independence. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

VH 3562 Business and Commerce
Summary: This program examines the huge changes and upheavals that have occurred in the way trade is conducted and money made in the 20th century. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 4464 Byzantine Empire, The / The Fall of Byzantium
Summary: The Byzantine Empire becomes the only civilized power in Europe for centuries, as the city astride Europe and Asia spreads Greco-Roman culture to the west. / Constantinople becomes the focus for Christianity and the center of the trading world as church and state intertwine. Theological disputes become political turmoil, which added to the growth of the Arab world hastens the destruction of Byzantium. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 4038 Calling the Ghosts
Summary: Calling the Ghosts is the first-person account of two women caught in a war where rape was as much an everyday weapon as bullets or bombs. Jadranka Cigelj and Nusreta Sivac, childhood friends and lawyers, enjoyed the lives of "ordinary modern women" in Bosnia-Herzegovina until one day former neighbors became tormentors. Taken to the notorious Serb concentration camp of Omarska, the two women, like other Muslim and Croat women interned there, were systematically tortured and humiliated by their Serb captors. 060 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION

VH 4499 Cambodia and Laos / Peace Is at Hand (1968-1973)
Summary: "Cambodia and Laos": American involvement in these two countries began in 1961, when President John Kennedy sent in teams of US Special Forces to aid guerrillas against the Laotian communists and their North Vietnamese allies, and continued through the resultant 1965 communist Khmer Rouge victory in Cambodia. / "Peace is at Hand (1968-1973)": While American and Vietnamese soldiers continued to clash in battle, diplomats in Paris argued about making peace. After more than four years, they reached an accord that proved to be a preface to further bloodshed. 120 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: VIETNAM: A TELEVISION HISTORY

VH 3635 Cameroon
Summary: Sometimes referred to as "Africa in Miniature, " Cameroon is a land of great geographic and cultural contrast. From the savannahs of the extreme north to the equatorial rain forests of the south and west, Cameroon's land reflects the rich diversity of Africa's geography. Home to over 200 linguistic or ethnic groups, Cameroon is also culturally diverse. Focuses on daily life in Cameroon as experienced by Peace Corps Volunteers who live and work in the communities of Andek, Ambam, and Bogo. 020 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: GEOGRAPHY Series: DESTINATION

VH 2161 Campaign to Remember, A
Summary: Narrated by Ted Koppel. Holocaust survivors, concentration camp survivors, Jewish immigrants and a museum dedicated to the memory of those who died at the hand of the Nazi's. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 017 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 3954 Can the States Do It Better?
Summary: This program goes back to the founding of the United States of America and examines the split between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton over how much power the federal government should have, through the Civil War, to the rapid expansion of federal power during the Great Depression and World War II, to the Great Society programs of Lyndon Johnson, to the present. It looks at the idea of "devolution" today, and examines in detail two of the most contentious aspects of it: welfare reform and school vouchers. 056 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY

VH 7660 Can We Still Trust NASA?
Summary: A documentary on the exploration of NASA agency. Has NASA degenerated into a pork-barrel bureaucracy? Will the agency of the future become a relic of the past? Provides insider interviews of experts and officials. 050 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 3700 Cannibals
Summary: 16th-century missionaries returned from the New World with tales of human sacrifice and consumption. Many of their stories were summarily dismissed because of a perceived bias against Native American peoples. But were their tales of cannibalism fantasy or fact? New evidence suggests that these early accounts may have been vivid descriptions of actual events. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN

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 0244 Capitulations
Summary: Probes the question: Is the day of the West really over? Host John Roberts sums up the history of Western civilization, its ideas, and achievements and considers the nature of the West's final " triumph." 057 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 0715 Captains and Kings: Authority in the Middle East
Summary: In contrast to the largely democratic West, the predominant Middle Eastern political orientation is toward authoritarian rule, with power generally concentrated in the hands of a monarch or military leader. This film shows us some of the historical, religious, and cultural reasons for autocracy's dominance in the Middle East. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 1272 Caribbean Music and Dance
Summary: Presents music and dances from Honduras, Grenada, Jamaica and Haiti, having origins in the African, European and native Indian cultures of the Caribbean area. 025 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: DANCE, CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 0198 Caribbean, The: A World of Its Own
Summary: Designed to promote tourism in the Caribbean. Shows the countries from many perspectives-historic, geographic, cultural, available hotels and resorts and a variety of activities. A video that begins with the origin of the Caribbean, illustrating the role played by the Americans, Africans, Indians, Dutch, Danes, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and others in its development. Viewers tour the Caribbean of today. 028 Min. VIDEO Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 0197 Caribbean, The: An Individual Discovery
Summary: A shorter version of the visual material presented in the video recording, The Caribbean: a world of its own; with different commentary. Shows the unique variety of tourist pleasures to be found within the blend of European and African cultures on the Caribbean islands. An overview of the Caribbean. The Spanish, French, Danish, English and Dutch have left their imprints on this necklace of islands. Eternal summer still bathes the tropical 013 Min. VIDEO Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 3565 Cars
Summary: This light-hearted program takes a fascinating look at the history of the automobile-from the beginning of the century when farmers sometimes killed motorists, to the paving of roads and the building of highways, through to the present, when cars are sometimes seen as a symbol of pollution. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 6500 Carthage
Summary: In an authentic, atmospheric step back in time, this program includes a spectacular 3-D animated recreation of the ancient city of Carthage which stood near modern day Tunis. 031 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HISTORY'S ANCIENT LEGACIES

VH 0135 Castle
Summary: Presents an animated tale about a fictional thirteenth-century fortress and town built by King Edward I to subdue the rebellious Welsh. Dramatizes the building of the structure and portrays the lifestyle of the castle's inhabitants. Includes some live action sequences. Based on the book by David Macaulay. Hosted by Macaulay with Sarah Bullen. 058 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 7080 Catch a Fire
Summary: A docu-drama that tells the story of Baptist Deacon Paul Bogle, national hero of Jamaica, who led the Morant Bay Revolt in Oct. 1865. 30 years after the end of slavery in Jamaica, the Morant Bay Rebellion provoked outrage in Victorian Britain shaping race and land attitudes. The story is constructed using interviews with scholars, Paul Bogle's great grandson Philip Bogle as well as archive material. 030 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 0134 Cathedral
Summary: Based on the book by David Macaulay. Host, David Macaulay with Caroline Berg. Follows the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary french town of Beaulieu during the thirteenth century, in order to understand why and how the great cathedrals of Europe were built. Alternates between modern footage and animation. 058 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, ARCHITECTURE

VH 0420 Caudillo
Summary: Tells the story of General Franco's revolt and the ensuing Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 from both the Republican and Falangist points of view. Includes documentary film footage, narrative excerpts from various well - known writers who reported on the war at first hand, and contemporary visits with surviving participants. Spanish with English subtitles. 111 Min. VIDEO 1977

VH 1188 Cause, The (1861)
Summary: This landmark documentary film series movingly and vividly presents the entire sweep of the war, from the battlefields to the home fronts, from the politicians and generals to the enlisted men and their families, from the causes of the war and the opening guns at Sumter to the stillness at Appomattox, Lincoln's assassination and beyond. 099 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY Series: CIVIL WAR, THE

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 6497 Celts, The
Summary: Between 500 and 1 B.C. the Celts expanded from a center in France (ancient Gaul) and Germany over most of Europe and Britain. This program presents the typical experience of a warrior in this military culture, using contemporary narratives, reenactments of battles, current views of the terrain, and more from the period described. 026 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: ANCIENT TRIBES

VH 6913 Century of Living, A
Summary: An oral history of the United States during the 20th century as told by people born in 1900 or earlier. Includes archival footage of the events that shaped the past hundred years. 059 Min. VIDEO 2000

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 4340 Chair, The
Summary: Documentary that traces the development of the electric chair including involvement of Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. 049 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4400 Chance For Peace, A
Summary: CAN's documentary team crafts the story of hatred and hope in an ancient land: the history of warfare between Arabs and Jews, the breakthrough in previously stalemated positions between the PLO and Israel, and the dramatic signing of the peace accord in Washington. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 0722 Change: Turkey and Saudi Arabia
Summary: Opposites on an ideological spectrum, Turkey and Saudi Arabia best illustrate how nonviolent change has affected the Middle East since World War I. Saudi Arabia entered the modern age with its Arab, Islamic soul intact; Turkey cast aside its heritage to modernize only to draw opposition from traditionalists over the heavy cost of progress. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 3563 Changing Face of War
Summary: This program looks at the evolution of war in this century, from the airplanes of World War I which didn't have parachutes, to Mussolini's subjugation of Ethiopia with the latest technology, to the role of the tank to oppress ordinary citizens from the French Resistance, to Prague in 1968, to Tiananmen Square. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 3564 Changing Face of War
Summary: This program explores the changing experience of childhood over the past hundred years, examining the major improvements in the lives of children due to progress in medical science and education. The program also explores how war in this century has often put children in the line of fire. Among those featured in the program are best-selling author and child psychologist Penelope Leach, and Dr. David Southall, a pediatrician who works with children from war zones. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 4364 Chaos and Consent
Summary: The story of Hitler's Nazis, from the beginnings of the party, through the horror of the war and the holocaust to their fight to the bitter end. Part 2 of 6. 050 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: NAZIS, THE: A WARNING FROM HISTORY

VH 0440 Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire
Summary: Covers the antecedents and life of Charlemagne, the battle of Roncevaux, life at court, and the everyday realities of hunger, plague and violence. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 1858 Charles de Gaulle
Summary: This program follows the involvement of de Gaulle in World War II through the Sorbonne siege of 1968, his resignation, and his death. 014 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0426 Charles Lindbergh
Summary: Recounts the history of flight and presents a brief biography of Charles Lindbergh. 014 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 3209 Chartwell, An Englishman's Home
Summary: Tells the stories of ten historic English houses and the influential families who build, rebuilt, preserved, and left them as a record of their lives. Told in the words of their present owners, often the descendants of those who built these historic houses, these programs will fascinate anyone with an interest in English heritage. Winston Churchill bought CHARTWELL in 1922, the year his youngest daughter Mary was born. 038 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0817 Check It Out-PBS
Summary: Provides viewers with a sample of the programs available on videocassette from PBS by presenting brief segments from approximately 45 PBS programs in the areas of the humanities, health care, history and social issues, "how to, " human relations and psychology, and science. 038 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 1442 Chesapeake Planter
Summary: Visits a restored colonial farm where a couple in traditional costumes reenacts some of the tasks of 18th century farm life. Hosts, Larry Lewman and Burt Kummerow describe agricultural and domestic chores and tools of the era. 028 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 5893 Chiapas: The Inside Story
Summary: Examines the 30 year rebellion and conflict between the Mexican government and the indigenous population in Chiapas. 060 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 5881 Chichen Itza
Summary: This program, part of a three part series, dramatizes the history of Chichen-Itza. It is the 13th Katun on the Mayan wheel of favorable times, in the 10th Mayan baktun, and the last days of the Mayan empire at Chichen Itza are at hand. This visually stunning reenactment examines the course of its demise through codices written by Chilam Balam, the last Mayan diviner. 032 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: CITIES OF ANCIENT MEXICO, THE

VH 1878 Children of the Exodus
Summary: A documentary made to find out what happened to a group of children who arrived in Israel in 1947 after the Holocaust. 030 Min. VIDEO 1967 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 0793 Children of the Tribe
Summary: Glimpses into the lives of two families with young children help the viewer understand the differences between Japanese and Western culture regarding family life, child rearing, and educational demands. 028 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 2752 Children of War, Part 2
Summary: An episode of ABC News' Nightline which shows the effects that the war in the former Yugoslavia has had on its children. Children tell firsthand of their experiences as refugees. Women who have been raped by enemy soldiers face the dilemma of raising a child they might hate. 023 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 7941 Chile, Obstinate Memory
Summary: After decades of fascist rule in Chile, Patricio Guzman returns to his country to screen his documentary, Battle of Chile, which until the time of the filming was banned by authorities. His audience, a new generation of Chileans who remember little of the revolution and ensuing coup reflect on their experience of watching the film after so many years of suppression. Memories of "disappeared" comrades and those who died during General Augusto Pinochet's regine are made fresh in the minds of the filmmaker and his friends. 058 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 0752 Chile: Hasta Cuando?
Summary: Expose of Pinochet's regime of terror in Chile, including interviews with people who have been terrorized by the government. Describes how student protestors have been tortured and killed by government police. 057 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

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

VH 0553 China and Japan (1279-1600)
Summary: The Mongol warrior Kublai Khan brought the whole of China under foreign rule for the first time in history. Later the Ming built the great wall. In Japan, under the Kamakura and Ashikaga shogunates a heavy influence of Zen Buddhism was in evidence. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 4046 China in Revolution 1911-1949
Summary: Part 1, Battle for Survival: 1911-1936. Part 2, Fighting for the Future: 1936-1949. 120 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: CHINA

VH 0552 China in Transition (581-1279)
Summary: After centuries of disunity Tan Chien proclaimed himself emperor of the Sui dynasty. Many engineering achievements - the grand canals, developing of Woodblock printing and head ways in education making China the most literate of all pre-modern societies. the T'ang and Sung dynasties followed. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 2271 China Reports--A Window to China
Summary: The video magazine program produced by China Central Television, the only national TV station in China. This is the first issue. 021 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 0761 China's Changing Face
Summary: Provides a brief summary of life in China before the founding of the People's Republic. Describes changes in Chinese life, focusing on communes and examining medicine, education, industry, and agriculture. 025 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 6996 China: Heritage of the Wild Dragon
Summary: This episode looks at China. The fine loess soil of the Yellow River basin quickly established that region as the home of China's earliest recorded dynasty. This program focuses primarily on Bronze Age China and the contributions of the Yin (of Shang) dynasty, with a tangential emphasis on the reign of the Qins. 059 Min. VIDEO 2001 Series: MESSAGES FROM THE PAST

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 1410 Churchill
Summary: One of the greatest heroes of this century, Winston Churchill rallied the British to victory in World War II and became a symbol of courage around the globe. Traces Churchill from his days as World War I P.O.W. to Prime Minister of Great Britain. Includes excerpts from Churchill's most memorable speeches. 040 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 8168 Circuit Chautauqua: A Bridge Between Two Centuries
Summary: Before there were televisions or movie theaters, Americans relied on this traveling spectacle of the 19th and early 20th centuries for educational and entertainment programs. Circuit Chautauqua began in 1904 and by the 1910's could be found almost everywhere, presenting its message of self and civic improvement to millions of Americans. At its peak in the mid-1920's, circuit performers and lecturers appeared in more than 10, 000 communities in 45 states to audiences totaling 45-million people. Using archival photos and rare interviews with those who attended, this painstakingly researched documentary gives a feel for what it was like to be a part of the events. 057 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

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 6145 Clash of Cultures on the Great Plains 1865 - 1890
Summary: Provides an in depth perspective on the movement of outsiders into the Great Plains during the latter half of the 19th century and the subsequent conflicts between these new settlers and the indigenous peoples. Focuses on the Lakota Sioux and their leader Red Cloud as it chronicles America's westward expansion and the subsequent destruction of the Lakota way of life. 020 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 3566 Clash of the Titans
Summary: This program focuses on some of the greatest leadership battles of this century. The program looks at the relationship between Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler, Mao Tse-tung and Chiang Kai-shek, and John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev. Also looks at the Vietnam War and the roles of Ho Chi Minh and Richard Nixon. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 7139 Cleopatra
Summary: Attempts to unravel some of the myths surrounding Egypt's legendary queen. 045 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: INTIMATE PORTRAIT

VH 1828 Coal, Blood & Iron
Summary: As organic matter from Europe's prehistoric, marshy swamps was compressed over millions of years, it became coal. The by-products of this new coal energy were massive social change for both better and worse. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 4481 Cold War, The / Europe and the Third World
Summary: "The Cold War" - 1945 heralded the end of a way of life, as a worldwide struggle of constant communist probings and western counter-measures began. Power shifted back and forth as the US assumed the cost of defending Western Europe and the USSR modified the communist plan. "Europe and the Third World" - Economic independence, technological self-sufficiency, and volatile social conditions in the 50 new republics of the Third World reflect the intrusions of westerners with alien ideologies. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 7598 Colin Powell
Summary: Examines the life and career of the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff focusing on his achievements in the Pentagon. Includes interviews with his family and friends, plus rare archival footage from his distinguished career. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 1829 Colliding Continents & The Age of Bronze
Summary: How did the early peoples of Europe move from stone to metal tools, and what were the consequences of such a change? This program offers some fascinating answers. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY, EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 0316 Colonial Experience, The / A New Society
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 6114 Colonialism, Nationalism, and Migration
Summary: This program explores the socio-economic impact and consequences of colonial interests in places such as India, Africa, Asia and America. Emigration, expulsion, and forced resettlement of the poor and oppressed are also examined. 046 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WHEN THE CENTURY WAS YOUNG

VH 0260 Colours of My Father, The: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein
Summary: Despite financial insecurities, Sam Borenstein managed to pursue his art and become an established artist in North America. His daughter, animated filmmaker, Joyce Borenstein, shows that she has inherited all her father's talent. 029 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ART

VH 3951 Columbus Controversy, The: Challenging How History is Written
Summary: With the 500th anniversary of his first voyage approaching, Native American groups, and many historians, are urging us to take a closer look at this staple hero of our history books before launching into the quincentenary celebrations. Other historians argue that to condemn Columbus by contemporary standards is anachronistic and futile. This program describes both sides of the debate and, in doing so, challenges students to examine how a society selects its heroes and what motivates these choices. 023 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: CURRENT AFFAIRS SERIES, THE

VH 1704 Columbus: Admiral of the Ocean Sea
Summary: Columbus' life and achievements, featuring insights into the myths surrounding the great navigator, his famous first voyage, the mystery of the lost settlement La Navidad, the influence of Europe on the New World, the dual motivations of God and gold in Spanish exploration, and Columbus' later voyages and subsequent experiences. 027 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1706 Columbus: First Landfall Debate
Summary: A gathering of prominent scholars, sponsored by Phileas Society, debating the question of the actual site where Columbus landed on his first voyage to the New World. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1912 Columbus: God and Gold
Summary: The business of discovery & the relentless missionary zeal of Columbus & those who followed him. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1705 Columbus: La Genovesita Di Colombo
Summary: Leading scholars & experts of the greater Genoa area discuss in Italian the Genoese ancestry, birth, & citizenship of Columbus. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1913 Columbus: Later Voyages
Summary: Lands and cultures he encountered. His fall from power, final years, and a summary of his lasting contributions. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1908 Columbus: Man and Myth
Summary: The origins, the personalities, and the power with the facts separated from the fictions. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1909 Columbus: The First Voyage
Summary: The ships, the crews, the means of navigation, the first landings in the New World. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1911 Columbus: The New World
Summary: Historians, linguists, and modern explorers re-create the pre-Columbian Indians of the Caribbean, their cultures, conflicts, languages, and the colonies Columbus established in their midst. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1910 Columbus: The Search for La Navidad
Summary: Long a mystery, the location of Columbus's ill-fated first settlement is actively investigated by scientists, technicians, and experts in documentary research. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1178 Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Summary: The story revolves around a 20 year reunion taking place at a five-and-ten cent store for a James Dean fan club formed in 1955. Director: Robert Altman. 109 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

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 1527 Comfortable Lies, Bitter Truth
Summary: Four videocassettes, VH 1527-1530, 58 min. each. Each episode tells the Soviet story through the eyes of its people, exposing the tensions that erupt when pressures for modernization clash with centuries of Russian tradition and a political apparatus trying to cling to power. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: INSIDE GORBACHEV'S USSR

VH 1528 Coming Apart
Summary: Depicts the evolution of nationalism in the Soviet republics and the conflicts between ethnic groups which threaten Gorbachev's authority and the survival of a united Soviet system. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: INSIDE GORBACHEV'S USSR

VH 4467 Common Life in the Middle Ages / Cities and Cathedrals...
Summary: Daily life in the Middle Ages was defined by harsh realities of hunger, cold, the Black Plague, and fearful belief in the supernatural. / Urban centers begin to regain importance as trade and culture revive. The feudal order is challenged as cathedrals and churches are built on a gigantic scale as symbols of conspicuous piety and competitiveness. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 7996 La Commune (Paris 1871), Tape 1
Summary: Tape 1 of 4. La Commune was the name given to the revolutionary government established by the people of Paris in 1871. This presents an in-depth account of the major characters of the Commune of 1871 whose members follow either Louis August Blanqui or the philosopher Pierre Joseph Proudhon. The film travels back to 1871 and is not only a lesson in history but presents a demonstration of how history is shaped, and re-shaped, by the tellers of the tale. In this particular case activities of the Commune are broadcast by a journalist for Versailles Television who presents the official view while a Commune television station is set up to present the perspectives of the Paris rebels. 345 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 7997 La Commune (Paris 1871), Tape 2
Summary: Tape 2 of 4. 345 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 7998 La Commune (Paris 1871), Tape 3
Summary: Tape 3 of 4. 345 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 7999 La Commune (Paris 1871), Tape 4
Summary: Tape 4 of 4. 345 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 3567 Communism
Summary: This program charts the rise and fall of communism, from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the demise of Soviet communism in 1991, and looks at the world's second communist giant, Mao's China. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 6956 Comrades, Iron Curtain, Marshall Plan
Summary: Episode 1: Though ideological enemies, the Soviet Union and the United States are allies against Hitler during WWII. At the end of the war, Europe is divided, and the one time allies now confront each other. Episode 2: The Soviet Union dominates Eastern Europe. The U.S. assumes the mantle of world leadership. Episode 3: The U.S. adopts the Truman doctrine, pledging to defend freedom worldwide. Secretary of State George Marshall plans to bolster economic recovery in Europe. Seeing this as a threat, Stalin forbids his satellites to participate. The world effectively divides. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 2608 Conflict of the Gods
Summary: Carlos Fuentes retraces the Indian world through their magnificent pyramids and sculptures, a world of precise astronomy and human sacrifice, serenity and violence. The return of their blond, exiled god was forecast for the very year Cortes reached their shores. The savagery of the conquistador equaled that of the Indian, but he brought with him a new god; a god who sacrificed himself for men. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: BURIED MIRROR, THE

VH 8133 Confucianism & Taoism
Summary: These two Chinese spiritual movements focus inward on human behavior and thought. This segment examines how Confucius philosophy and social doctrine have influenced Chinese culture. Also explains the philosophy and rituals of Taosism. Traces the lives of Confucius and Lao-Tzu. 048 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 1820 Conquering America with Bharati Mukherjee
Summary: Bharati Mukherjee writes vivid, sensual and troubling stories about America's newest immigrants -- Asians, like herself. In this episode, Mukherjee talks about being an immigrant in America today. In her opinion, the new immigrants are reinventing the idea of America. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, ASIAN STUDIES, WRITERS Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 6892 Conrad II: The First Salian Emperor
Summary: First part of a series examining the development of modern Europe beginning in the year 1024. Combines visits to historical and archaeological sites with dramatizations to shed light on the political, religious, cultural and social aspects of life in the Holy Roman Empire during the Salian dynasty. 047 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: OUT OF THE DARK AGES: A TALE OF FOUR GERMAN EMPERORS

VH 0314 Consequences of Contact/English Colonization of Chesapeake
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 6905 Constance of Rabastens
Summary: This segment discusses how Constance of Rabastens' visions of the apocalypse and prophecies of the coming of the Anti-Christ resulted in her imprisonment at the hands of the Inquisition and the Archbishop of Toulouse. 024 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: MYSTIC WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 6931 Conversation Among Great African Americans, A
Summary: Participants, portraying historical African American figures, conduct a conversation about African American history in order to provide insight into the current status of African Americans and the challenges of the 21st century. 088 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

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 STUDIES

VH 3748 Conversation with General Schwarzkopf, A
Summary: This is a historic interview, conducted by Barbara Walters, which probes the mind and soul of the man who has achieved almost unprecedented historic military status. Revealed here are the multidimensional sides of: a soldier, a father, a son, and an American, as he shares (at times with deep emotion) his feelings on a wide range of topics, from the wars in Vietnam and the Gulf, to memories of his father, his family and his country. No other interview, to date, with the General has proven to disclose so much. This last volume is a fitting conclusion to the entire series. 045 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: PERSIAN GULF, THE

VH 0992 Copan
Summary: Documents theories and procedures of an excavation in the Copan valley of Honduras, the site of a major urban center of Mayan civilization. Presents analysis of the decline of the Mayan society and implications for the future. 015 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN

VH 0745 Costa Rica: Child in the Wind
Summary: Explores the issue of Costa Rica's neutrality in the face of its dependence on U.S. aid. Examines the history of Costa Rica and the reasons it has been able to exist as a neutral country committed to social welfare and free elections. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 1352 Countdown
Summary: Combine a carbon arc light, a billiard ball coating, a spoked wheel and some consecutive images and you get... motion pictures! from the incredible events that led to Thomas Edison's invention, to George Eastman's production of celluloid from explosive gun cotton, to the most powerful mass media imaginable, television. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: CONNECTIONS

VH 7855 Countdown to Freedom: Ten Days That Changed South Africa
Summary: Examines a critical moment of South African history in the days leading up to the country's first multi-racial democratic election, from April 23 to May 2, 1994, and the election of Nelson Mandela as President, with background on key people and historical events. Narrated by James Earl Jones and Alfre Woodard. 097 Min. VIDEO 1994

VH 0750 Courage Along the Divide
Summary: On location examination of the political and social situation of the Arab-Israeli conflict in Palestine. 080 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 2160 Courage to Care
Summary: Ordinary people who refused to succumb to Nazi tyranny. While others "followed orders, " these people followed their consciences, risking their lives to save Jews. 028 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, HOLOCAUST

VH 5714 Cowboys/Settlers
Summary: Shows the working, living and social conditions of cowboys, primarily that of the open range and trail driving adventures from the mid 1800s to the turn of the century. Also explores the settlers who had the courage to take advantage of the cheap, fertile farmland and limitless opportunities available in the west. 090 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: THE WILD WEST

VH 2148 Cowgirls
Summary: This delightful look at the female side of cowboy life will introduce you to three generations of American cowgirls. These contemporary cowgirls follow in the tradition of the strong and independent women who helped prove that the American West was always an equal opportunity employer. 030 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAN COWBOY COLLECTION, THE

VH 7614 Crazy Horse: The Last Warrior
Summary: After the Sioux defeated General George Crook, Crazy Horse wages war against gold prospectors from Montana. 046 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3568 Crime and Terrorism
Summary: This program explores the role of crime in this century, and examines the history of terrorism in the Middle East and Northern Ireland. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY, MIDDLE EAST Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

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 1888 Crows and Sparrows
Summary: The portrayal of a dramatic struggle between tenants and landlords on the eve of the Communist revolution. 111 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: PERSPECTIVES ON CHINESE CINEMA

VH 6108 Crucible of Empire: Spanish-American War
Summary: Examines the colorful characters and historic events surrounding the Spanish-American War and its relevance through the 20th century. It examines the influence of race, economics, new technologies and the news media on America's decision to go to war. 117 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: HISTORY'S BEST ON PBS

VH 6911 Crusade: By Horse to Jerusalem
Summary: Tim Severin and a companion retrace the 2500 mile trip on horseback of the First Crusade, traveling from the castle of Duke Godfrey de Bouillion in Belgium, across central and southeast Europe, across Turkey and Syria and Jordan to the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. 054 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: RETRACING HISTORY

VH 6180 Crusades: The Knights of Christ
Summary: Dramatic story of the great conflict between Christianity and Islam. For nearly two centuries, generations of knights from England and Western Europe marched to do battle with the Saracen hordes who occupied the Holy Land. 058 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, MIDDLE EAST

VH 6662 Cry Freetown
Summary: Award-winning cameraman Sorious Samura returns to Sierra Leone to expose the horror of his country's civil war. In January 1999, the rebel forces attacked Freetown, the capital, killing thousands of civilians. 028 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 6959 Cuba, Vietnam, Mad
Summary: Episode 10: Khrushchev decides, with Castro's agreement, to install short and medium range missiles in Cuba, only 90 miles from the U.S. The United States detects the missile sites and blockades the island. Episode 11: Vietnam has been divided since the end of French colonial rule. Ignoring warnings against involvement in a nationalist struggle, the United States commits its armed forces. American protests against the war mount as the U.S. begins to realize this is not a war it can win. Episode 12: Throughout the 60s, the U.S. and the Soviet Union are locked in a nuclear stand off; each realizes that bombing the enemy could provoke retaliation and self destruction. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 0751 Cuba: In The Shadow of Doubt
Summary: Describes U.S. and Cuban relations from the Spanish-American War to 1986. Fidel Castro, American officials, and Cubans discuss everyday government. 058 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 0438 Cuban Missile Crisis: Back From the Brink
Summary: Title on container "Cuban Missile Crisis: 1962." Deals with the history of relations between the United States and Cuba up to the confrontation of the United States and the Soviet Union regarding Russian missile sites in Cuba. 020 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY, CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 6271 Culloden: 1746, The Last Highland Charge
Summary: The last battle to be fought on British soil against the English force led by the Duke of Cumberland. The video features battle reconstructions and location footage, plus analysis by military authorities and historians. 055 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: SCOTTISH BATTLES

VH 0194 Cyclades, The: Santorini and Ios
Summary: Approaches the southernmost island of the Cyclades by air. The tour which follows, on donkey back, by bus, on the water and on foot, shows the unique scale and pace of Santorini which is all its own, from the beautiful black sand beaches to the lush countryside. The background score is particularly well suited for this island which was formed by a demon volcano. Follows one woman visitor as she discovers the beauty of Ios, a small, hilly island, the last home. 027 Min. VIDEO Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 2732 Czechoslovakia
Summary: In this fairyland of medieval castle and architectural treasures, East meets West to weave a fascinating cultural tapestry. Uncover the valiant history that lies behind Czechoslovakia's struggle for democracy, tour the capital city of Prague and with its historic Old Town Square, the Prague Castle, and the St. Vitus Cathedral. 055 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, EUROPEAN STUDIES, ARCHITECTURE

VH 2473 Czechoslovakia 1968: We Don't Want to Live on Our Knees
Summary: Follows step by step as Alexander Dubcek relaxes control, reduces the power of the police and permits criticism of the government and the organization of alternative political parties; and examines the extension of the Iron Curtain over Eastern European territory. 020 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 0444 Daily Life at Versailles
Summary: Presents an overview of royal life at the courts of Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI at the palace of Versailles in documentary sequences and dramatic readings from the memoirs of courtiers and members of the royal family. 057 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

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 2512 Dakota Conflict, The
Summary: The Dakota Conflict recounts the war (sometimes called "the Great Sioux Uprising") that began the thirty year struggle for the Great Plains, a struggle that continued at the Little Big Horn and ended at Wounded Knee. In 1862, with much of America consumed by the Civil War, fierce fighting erupted in Minnesota between Dakota Indians and white European settlers. By year's end, hundreds of settlers and Dakotas were dead. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 1453 Dance to the Music
Summary: Demonstrates the dynamic relationship between dance and music in African and Afro-American culture. Shows the retention of African movements in Afro-American dance forms, and important styles and innovators in the development of Afro-American dance. Features Rod Rodgers and his dance troupe and Honi Coles. 029 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: FROM JUMPSTREET

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 0232 Dangerous Gifts
Summary: Shows how Western civilization has changed the world by creating the only worldwide civilization there has ever been. Also examines the continuing impact of the West's influence on the world. 052 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 4465 Dark Age, The / The Age of Charlemagne
Summary: Concentrates on the 300 years from the collapse of the western empire to the coronation of Charlemagne. A time of anarchy, arson and pillage, when the church became the only source of stability. / Charlemagne stands out as one who attempted to bring order to the Dark Ages. Period includes a shifting of the economic center from the Mediterranean. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 6506 Dark Ages & the Millennium/Crusaders & Schism in the East
Summary: Part 1 probes the nature of Christian prayer, questioning Eastern reliance on icons rather than the Word, as in the West. Part 2 chronicles the chaos in Europe that broke out with the death of Charlemagne and the approach of the millennium. Part 3 documents both the papal reforms that severed the ties between the Church and wealthy Roman families and the rift between Rome and Constantinople. The program outlines the first four Crusades. 096 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: TWO THOUSAND YEARS: THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

VH 1869 Dark Lullabies
Summary: Children of Holocaust survivors discuss ways of making sure that the Holocaust is not forgotten. The adult children also wrestle with their feelings. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 3275 Dark Passages
Summary: Shot on location in West Africa and in Virginia, DARK PASSAGES tells the story of impact of the Atlantic slave trade. Using a mixture of interviews, slave narratives, and dramatization, this program takes the viewer from the "Door of No Return" in the House of Slaves on Goree Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, to the village of Jufurreh on the Gambia River. Jufurreh is the ancestral home of Alex Haley of "Roots" fame. Narrated by Tanya Hart. 060 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 4457 Dawn of History, The / Ancient Egyptians, The
Summary: Explores cultural and philosophical movements that have influenced the Western world. The first program presents an account of the evolution of the human race and the origins of agriculture. The second programs looks at the ancient Egyptian civilization. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

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 2093 Day The Universe Changed, The
Summary: Exciting overviews of turning points in Western Civilization's understanding of the universe. Each program examines how a fundamental shift in understanding in one area of knowledge led to a complete revision over the years of our ideas about what is true. 017 Min. VIDEO

VH 3200 Deadly Deception, The
Summary: This program investigates one of the most notorious medical experiments in American history: the Tuskeegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male. African American men in Macon County, Alabama believed they were receiving free treatment for syphilis; they were, instead, given medicines that were worthless against the disease. The experiment continued from 1932 until 1972 and was periodically written up in mainstream medical journals. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1522 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Summary: Letters from soldiers in Vietnam, along with rare footage, reveal what the war was really like for those who fought it. 086 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 1345 Death in the Morning
Summary: The atomic bomb... linked to the ancient test for purity in gold? The ability to standardize precious metal in coins led to thriving trade between Greece and Persia, which led to a library at Alexandria, where navigators pooled their knowledge about magnetic properties that guide the compass, and led to the discovery of electricity, radar and eventually, the atomic bomb. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: PHYSICS Series: CONNECTIONS

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 4476 Death of the Old Regime, The / The French Revolution
Summary: The French government begins to collapse as Europeans compare the American model to their own systems. / Mob power pushed the French Revolution out of control until Napoleon establishes a new dictatorship, hierarchy and empire. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 4463 Decline of Rome, The / The Fall of Rome
Summary: Explores the forces that led to the decline of Rome: barbarian invasions, disease, Christianity, taxes and decadence. / Follows the fall of Rome due to its inability to adjust. With the fall, cities become fortified enclosures and local landowners develop a rural society where they rule. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 0243 Decline of the West, The
Summary: Tells how in the first half of the twentieth century a stable world of optimism, sanity, and progress seemed to go mad. Reveals how changes in Europe, America, Russia, and the emergence of Japan caused a loss of faith in Western civilization. 052 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 0990 Decoding Danebury
Summary: Looks at a new breed of archaeologist who used the latest sophisticated research tools to provide a picture of Celtic society at the Danebury site in Hampshire, England. 050 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5617 Defeat of the Spanish Armada: Twelve Summer Days, 1588
Summary: Presents by means of fictional British television news coverage from 1588 the events of the Spanish Armada's voyage through the English Channel. 042 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4582 Demise of Western Communism, The: Fall of a Giant
Summary: Discusses Western democracy's confrontation with the ultimate defeat of communism from the end of WWII to the destruction of the Berlin Wall. Events depicted include the Red Army's invasion of Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, and the heightening of the Cold War between the U.S. and Russia through the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. The destruction of the Berlin Wall is the symbolic beginning of a new era in European history. 026 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1864 Denmark 1902-1914 She!
Summary: Why was Copenhagen the undisputed birthplace of the mature cinema, of psychological realism on the screen, at a time when French or American film were no more than rudimentary melodramas? Film historian Noel Burch examines the Danish silent film phenomenon. 026 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION Series: WHAT DO THOSE OLD FILMS MEAN?

VH 8385 Destination America: Perspectives on Immigration Policy
Summary: Is immigration a guaranteed right? Presents the experiences of two immigrants, one legal and one not, intercut with commentary from immigration policy analysts and activists from both sides of the issue. 034 Min. VIDEO 1996

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 STUDIES

VH 5396 Destruction: The Defeat of the Crusaders
Summary: This program traces the historically convoluted path to defeat that began with the last Crusade of Richard the Lionhearted and Phillip II. It examines the siege of Acre, and reveals the mechanical barbarity with which Crusaders massacred its residents. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: CRUSADES, THE

VH 6961 Detente, Good Guys, Bad Buys, Backyard
Summary: Episode 16: North Vietnam launches a new offensive against the South. Nixon and Brezhnev sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT). The U.S. finally withdraws from Vietnam. Episode 17: In 1967 and 1973, American backed - Israel triumphs over Soviet - backed Egypt and Syria. In Africa, the Soviets exploit nationalist, anti-colonial struggles. The U.S. supports South Africa in its battle against communism. Episode 18: The U.S. has always regarded Latin America as its own backyard. Fearing the spread of communism, it seeks to destabilize leftist governments. In 1973, the CIA helps overthrow the Chilean President Salvador Allende; in the 1980s, it supports right wing extremist in Nicaragua and El Salvador. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 7926 Devils Don't Dream
Summary: In 1944 Jacobo Arbenz led the successful revolt against the military dictatorship in Guatemala, thus ending the time of dictatorship which had held th e country in its grip since colonial times. In 1950 Arbenz was elected President, a president who was not a member of any party, who didn't issue any manifest os. But he began to fulfill his elections promises: farmers got their own land. Then in September 1954, Arbenz was betrayed by foreign powers and overthrown ( by the CIA), was declared a traitor, and chased out of the country. 091 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 7861 Diary of a Terrorist: Makdad
Summary: Tells the story of Hussein Makdad, a man who was sent to bestow mass death and destruction, but who became the only victim of his own bomb. A success ful accountant in Beirut, Mikdad has always dreamt of playing a key role among t he guerilla fighters of the Hezbullah. In 1996, he was offered the mission to w ind his way from Beirut through Europe, and be the first to penetrate the border s of Israel, carrying plastic explosives in his briefcase. The film reveals a network of international terrorism operating in the Middle East, United States, and Europe. Includes interviews examining the psychology of terrorism. Directed by Dan Setton. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 0005 Diary of Anne Frank, The
Summary: In June 1945, a liberated Jewish refugee returns to the hidden third floor of an Amsterdam factory where he finds the diary kept by his youngest daughter, Anne. The document recounts their years in hiding from the Nazis. Based on the actual diary of 13-year-old Ann Frank, killed in a death camp during WWII. Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Ed Wynn, Lou Jacobi and Diane Baker. Director: George Stevens. 150 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 2790 Digging for Slaves: The Excavation of American Slave Sites
Summary: Between the 16th and 19th centuries, some ten million Africans were kidnaped and transported as slaves to America. Now archaeologists are digging up American slave sites for the first time, unearthing the realities of slave life and discovering the contributions of enslaved Africans to American society. This program provides many fascinating and surprising details at excavations of 18th-century slave quarters on Middleton Plantation near Charleston. 050 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

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 3569 Disasters
Summary: This program takes a look at some of the natural and manmade disasters that have occurred around the world over the past century. Using archival footage, the program revisits the sites of some of the century's worst disasters, including erupting volcanoes, earthquakes, cyclones, floods, fires, and industrial accidents. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

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 0574 Discovering Jazz
Summary: Traces the history of jazz from its roots in the 19th century black America from Dixieland and blues through such styles as swing, bop, cool jazz, funky, and free improvisation. 022 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: JAZZ

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 0588 Discovering the Music of the Middle Ages
Summary: Traces the growth of polyphonic music, describes the instruments of the period, and surveys the social and religious life of the people. 019 Min. VIDEO 1980

VH 5594 Disputation, The: A Theological Debate
Summary: Recreates the Disputation between the Jewish and Christian theologians in 1263 before King James of Aragon in Barcelona. The program also shows the consequences of the debate, results with chilling counterparts in this century. 065 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 1346 Distant Voices
Summary: Imagine, a link between the telephone and riding stirrups? When the Normans first used stirrups, their advantage caused every army to search for money to re-outfit. They dug mine shafts deeper, the shafts began to flood, and scientists like Galileo investigated vacuums and air pressure to bring the mines back to working order. These studies formed the foundations for radio, telephones, and deep space telecommunications that may someday contact others. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: CONNECTIONS

VH 4162 Divided Highways
Summary: It has altered our sense of space, fueled our mega-economy, knifed into the hearts of thriving city neighborhoods, and changed the lives of millions of people in the 40 years it's taken to build. This program about the Interstate Highway System combines archival material, newsreels, and interviews to describe the impact of what has been called the world's largest public works project. The interstate's effect on community, culture, regionalism, and freedom is considered, as are the ideals, motives, and methods of its builders who helped bind a nation together. 085 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4018 Division & North and South, The, Vol. 1
Summary: Shows us the dramatic events at the close of WWII which led to the partitioning of Korea and marked the beginning of the Cold War. After WWII, both the U.S. and Soviet forces came to Korea as liberators. American and Russian troops met one another on the 38th Parallel as they had on the Elbe. But each side was thinking of Korea in its own sphere of influence. A Korean Independence, which was against the interest of either party, was out of the question. 120 Min. VIDEO Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: KOREAN WAR, THE

VH 2144 Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?
Summary: This program takes a look at the cowboy's larger-than-life American tradition. Narrated by Glenn Close, this up-close portrays reveals the reality behind the myth of modern-day cowboy life. Ranch folk are still rugged individualists proud to uphold the values of that great American institution: the cowboy. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAN COWBOY COLLECTION, THE

VH 4279 Double Crossing, The: The Voyage of the St. Louis
Summary: On May 13, 1939, the luxury liner St. Louis sailed from Hamburg, Nazi Germany, with over 900 Jewish refugees on board, bound for freedom in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban government reneged on its promise and refused them entry into the country. Although 734 of the refugees held quota numbers for eventual admission into the United States, the effects of the Great Depression, isolationism, and anti-Semitism, all contributed to an anti-immigrant mood, and permission for entry was denied. 029 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 6906 Douceline de Digne
Summary: This segment discussed Douceline de Digne, A French mystic, who established the first community for laywomen devoted to caring for the sick and the poor. Presents an in depth biography of an early mystic who embraced an ascetic life and who was emulated by many, both rich and poor, male and female. 024 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: MYSTIC WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 0726 Down Upon the Suwannee
Summary: Presents a popularized natural history of the Suwannee River region from the Okefenokee Swamp to the Suwannee delta on the Gulf of Mexico. 045 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT Series: STEP INTO NATURE

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 5717 Dreamers and Wayfarers/Chroniclers
Summary: Dreamers and Wayfarers: highlighted are two dreamers and railroad engineers, Theodore D. Judah and Greenville M. Dodge, who were instrumental in the construction of the first continental railway. Chroniclers: The West as experienced by a handful of artist and authors became the Wild West that would live forever in the world's imagination. 090 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: THE WILD WEST

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 7967 The Dreyfus Affair
Summary: A French treason trial of 1894, in which much historical attention was gained when the case turned into an "Affair". 035 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: WORLD HISTORY

VH 4767 Drive for Power, The
Summary: As significant as the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution and political revolutions in the 18th Century forever altered our concepts of power. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 4462 Early Christianity / The Rise of the Church
Summary: Concentrates on how an obscure sect within the Jewish community was able to grow and spread throughout the Greco-roman community and influence its culture. / The growth of the Christian church when it began to organize and solicit converts outside the Jewish community was helped by Roman peace. Of paramount importance was Greek as a second language throughout the Roman empire. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 1452 Early Jazz
Summary: Illustrates the musical characteristics of ragtime and early jazz, their relationship and the music cultures form which they evolved. Features Alvin Alcorn and Roy Eldridge. 029 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: JAZZ, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: FROM JUMPSTREET

VH 0744 Earth Is Our Mother, The
Summary: Contrasts the Motilon Indians of Venezuela, who have become spiritually and economically impoverished and have abandoned their traditional ways, becoming dependent on missionaries, with the Arhuaco Indians of Colombia who expelled the Catholic missionaries and established their own well organized hierarchical society. Shows how the latter are maintaining their cultural integrity by taking a stand against foreign influences. 052 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 0242 East is Red, The
Summary: Shows how China was psychologically ill-equipped to face the twentieth century. Points out that when China finally came to terms with the modern age, she had to choose between capitalism or communism, both ideologies that originated in the West. 051 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 0236 East of Europe
Summary: Shows how the Byzantines, Bulgars, Ottoman Turks, Slavs, and Mongols all made their mark on Europe in the East and contributed to the Russian enigma. 051 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 5264 Eastern Europe 1900-1939
Summary: This program traces the history of Eastern Europe from the reign of Franz Josef to the rise of Hitler and the beginnings of the Second World War. 055 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EASTERN EUROPE

VH 5265 Eastern Europe 1939-1953
Summary: The events leading up to World War II had a devastating political and economic effect on Eastern Europe, as did the rise of Stalin and the thirst for empire of the Soviet Union. This program traces how both Hitler's and Stalin's quest for power left this vulnerable area of the world permanently destabilized. 055 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: EASTERN EUROPE

VH 5266 Eastern Europe 1953-1991
Summary: This program begins with the death of Stalin, which precipitated a rash of political intrigues in the Balkans, and ends with the fall of Communism. 059 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EASTERN EUROPE

VH 1351 Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Summary: Conquering foreign lands can be hungry business, and Napoleon's need to store provisions for his troops led to a French invention: preserving sterilized food in empty champagne bottles. The British introduced a sensible tin can. The development of refrigeration thermos techniques that preserve a picnic help send a rocket into space. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: CONNECTIONS

VH 1885 Echos That Remain
Summary: Holocaust video. 065 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: HOLOCAUST, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4932 Economic Challenges
Summary: The European Union was created after World War II by six Western European countries. Today, the EU has fifteen member states. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPEAN UNION

VH 7286 Edith Wharton
Summary: A group of scholars and historians examine the history of the Gilded Age through the writings of Edith Wharton. Subjects addressed include the United States at the turn of the century, life in upper class society, how "old money" families dealt with the newly rich and America's growing role on the international stage. 149 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS

VH 3570 Effects of War, The
Summary: This program contains remarkable footage of the Blitz of London, atrocities committed by the Nazis, the Spanish Civil War, the Vietnam War, and the problems of refugees-from the tragic psychological effects on people who lost their families and homes, to what role the rest of the world should play in helping. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 6943 Egypt During the Golden Age: When Black Men Ruled the World
Summary: Covers the African origin of the human race, the chronology of civilization in the Nile Valley from 3400 to 2181 B.C., and the influence of these cultures on the ancient and modern world. Explains the origins of the ancient Egyptians and provides historical overview of the pre-dynastic and early dynastic period, covers the Egyptian social structure and discusses the pyramids, hieroglyphic writing and Egyptian medical science. 059 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 6998 Egypt: Journey to the Global Civilization
Summary: This episode looks at ancient Egypt. Were Egypt's pyramids really built by slaves to be the tombs of the pharaohs? Most scholars believe so, until th e excavation of a workers' village and the tomb of High Priest Kai led to some startling conclusions. In this program, Zahi Hawass, of Egypt's Supremecouncil o f Antiquities, and renowned anthropologist Azza Saary el-Din provide support for the "public works" theory of the late Egyptologist Kurt Mendelssohn, while analysis of the River Nile's flood cycle, inquiries into the practices of medicine and mummification, offer a broad perspective on ancient Egyptian society. 059 Min. VIDEO 2001 Series: MESSAGES FROM THE PAST

VH 5595 Eighth Day, the
Summary: An historical drama set over 2000 years ago. A young Jewish couple is faced with the decision of whether or not to circumcise their newborn son. Portrays an important moment in Jewish history, but raises a variety of questions relevant to our day. 023 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6279 Eighth Inning, The: A Whole New Ballgame, 1960-1970
Summary: Television beams baseball nationwide in the turbulent sixties. The players finally succeed in forming a labor union. Expansion, race changes and new stadiums promise to make the sport "A Whole New Ballgame." 116 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SPORTS, U.S. HISTORY AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: BASEBALL

VH 0310 Eighty-First Blow, The
Summary: A documentary made up of film footage and stills shot by the Nazis; contains a compilation of testimony from witnesses who appeared at the Eichmann trial in 1961. 115 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 5400 Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit
Summary: With her own radio program and daily newspaper column, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt championed racial equality, youth employment, and women's rights. She remained a figure of world importance and served as U.S. delegate to the United Nations, where she helped draft the International Declaration of Human Rights. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 1385 Electronic Tribe, The
Summary: Examines the national character of the Japanese people to explain the paradox of a high-tech, world economic power based on centuries-old cultural traditions. 057 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: JAPAN

VH 2965 Elijah Muhammad
Summary: Series presents twelve new profiles on influential African Americans. Contains biographical material, interviews with experts archival footage, and period music. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY Series: BLACK AMERICANS OF ACHIEVEMENT VIDEO COLLECTION II, THE

VH 7279 Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Summary: A group of historians and activists examine the history of the women's rights movement and social relations in the 19th century through the writings of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, especially through the author's "Declaration of Sentiments." Includes conversations with descendants of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and reenactments of the women's rights convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. 148 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS

VH 1519 Empire
Summary: Series title, "PORTRAIT OF GREAT BRITAIN, " Part 2 of 4 (VH 1518-1521). Two opposite perspectives on the colonial experience: a former colonial officer in India and a native Indian soldier who is now a member of parliament living in London. Today, many of the foreign-born who once were British subjects have chosen to make England their home. Now they are melting their native cultures and languages into what was once the empire that ruled them. 049 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: PORTRAIT OF GREAT BRITAIN

VH 6914 Empire of the Bay
Summary: This documentary recounts the story of the Hudson's Bay Company. Created in 1670, when King Charles II signed its charter, the Company has weathered over three hundred years of war, rebellion and siege. Often at war, and always extending its reach along the waterways on the continent, the Company opened the West, and its strategies shaped North America as we know it today. 087 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 5757 Empire State Building, The
Summary: An historical documentary about the Empire State Building, also known a s the "Cathedral of Dreams" during its construction during the Depression. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ARCHITECTURE

VH 1445 Empires in Collision
Summary: While many of the technologies pursued in Europe had originated in China, it was in the Western nations that innovation turned into invention, and consequently, invention into economic, military and social expansion. NOVA delves into the reasons for this lack of development in China. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: NOVA SERIES: THE GENIUS THAT WAS CHINA

VH 6899 End of an Era, The
Summary: A history of the Hanseatic League in Europe which dominated European trade for over 300 years. 030 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HANSEATIC LEAGUE, THE

VH 3571 End of Empires, The
Summary: This program looks at the end of European imperialism and colonial rule in Asia and Africa. Looking back at the splendor of the European empires in their heyday, the program explains how independence movements gathered strength to eventually overthrow the colonial powers, and the severe political and economic difficulties that often accompanied independence. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ASIAN STUDIES Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 0547 End of the Ancient World, The (AD 100-AD 600)
Summary: Within a period of four hundred years the classical world was destroyed and the West was plunged into the Dark Ages. The Germanic invasions of Hungary, Italy, Gaul and Bulgaria. These nomadic invaders carved a swathe across Europe. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 0564 End of the Old Order, The (1900-1929)
Summary: The first World War, Bolshevism in Russia, the collapse of the world economy in the Slump, Fascism and the destruction of democratic liberty. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 0763 England's Thames
Summary: A documentary that deals with the history of England as seen through institutions and homes located near the Thames River. Also deals with the river itself and its recovery from excessive pollution. 022 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0263 Enigma of The Dead Sea Scrolls, The
Summary: For the past 45 years the Dead Sea Scrolls have been shrouded in intrigue, controversy and scandal. Some of the controversy centered on their authenticity, and some on the question of who should have access to them. 050 Min. VIDEO

VH 4473 Enlightened Despots, The / The Enlightenment
Summary: Focuses on the 18th century rulers who ran their countries rationally, efficiently, and profitably, while encouraging trade, establishing bureaucracies and acting as patrons of philosophy. / Individual citizens gained new status as rulers and philosophers team together. As the rulers increased the security of their state systems, reforms achieved the philosopher's goal of increasing the dignity of man. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 4474 Enlightenment and Society, The / The Modern Philosophers
Summary: Explores the effect of the Enlightenment on society as the bourgeoisie spreads the idea that virtue and natural happiness are paralleled by utility. /One of the many philosophers of the 18th century was Jean Jacques Rousseau, the patron saint of nature. This period saw the spread of the ideas that nature exemplified innocence, that virtue was exemplified by usefulness to society, and that all should contribute to the public happiness. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 0340 Equal Protection of the Laws/ The Constitution & The Economy
Summary: Explains how the Constitution has been interpreted in political, economic, and social situations. Important court cases and events illustrate the issues and raise important questions about government powers and rights. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: U.S. CONSTITUTION

VH 7090 Ernesto "Che" Guevara: The Bolivian Diary
Summary: Documentary based on Guevara's diary, a detailed, personal account of his futile 11 month attempt to spark a revolution in Bolivia in 1967. Includes readings from Che's diary, supported by archival and location filming, and interviews with surviving participants of the guerrilla warfare in which he was involved. 095 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 6156 Essential History of Ireland, The
Summary: This program examines the country's legendary past within the context of its present and future. Topics include the 1840's potato famine; mass emigrations to America, Australia, and England; the 1916 Easter rebellion; the influence of the Catholic Church; role of the IRA; Irish independence; roots of the current conflict in the North, reestablishment of Gaelic as the national language; and the widening generation gap. 030 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: EUROPE: A MODERN PROFILE

VH 3764 Eternal Jew, The
Summary: A visit to the Lodz ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland, recorded by German cameramen, with the naive cooperation of the Jewish community, is combined with rare archival footage, clips from international newsreels, and excerpts from related cultural films to portray the World's Jews as swindlers and parasites. This pseudo-logical, uncomfortably realistic, and genuinely frightening documentary interprets Jewish life and history from the viewpoint of traditional European anti-Semitism and Nazi ideology. 062 Min. VIDEO 1940

VH 4934 Europe and the World
Summary: The European Union was created after World War II by six Western European countries. Today, the EU has fifteen member states. 052 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPEAN UNION

VH 0549 Europe Recovers (800-1250)
Summary: Following the onslaught from the Vikings, Magyars and Saracens, Europe slowly begins to recover from the Dark Ages. This period also witnesses a remarkable example of European commitment to the Christian Church - The Crusades. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 0557 Europe: State and Power (1453-1700)
Summary: The next five centuries are dominated by the Extension of Europe all over the globe. This came from direct colonization and the adoption of European styles and ideas by non-European countries. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 6981 Everything Under the Sun: Astronomy, Mathematics and Islam
Summary: This program reveals the Empire of the Caliphate's role in developing the Indo-Arabic decimal system, algebra, and algorithms and in refining the science of optics and the Ptolemaic model of the solar system. 026 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS Series: WHEN THE WORLD SPOKE ARABIC

VH 6053 Evolving Transportation Systems
Summary: This program examines developments in road building and the revolutionary impact of canals, and charts the rise and subsequent decline of canals as a good example of social and technological change. 020 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, THE

VH 4931 Evolving Union
Summary: The European Union was created after World War II by six Western European countries. Today, the EU has fifteen members. 038 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPEAN UNION

VH 5671 Exiles, The
Summary: Personal narratives of refugees from National Socialism are interspersed with historical film clips and reenactments. Examines the influence of these refugee scholars and artists on the U.S. since 1933. 117 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, HOLOCAUST

VH 4128 Exodus, Part 1
Summary: A chronicle of the rebirth of a people and the establishment of a nation. A resistance fighter leads 600 Jews from the detention camps of Cyprus to the shores of Palestine. Directed by Otto Preminger. 130 Min. VIDEO 1960 Subject: DRAMA

VH 4129 Exodus, Part 2
Summary: A chronicle of the rebirth of a people and the establishment of a nation. A resistance fighter leads 600 Jews from the detention camps of Cyprus to the shores of Palestine. Directed by Otto Preminger. 078 Min. VIDEO 1960 Subject: DRAMA

VH 0321 Expanding Nation, The / The South's Slave System
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 0551 Expansion of Europe (1250-1500)
Summary: In 1347 catastrophe struck in the form of the Black Death depleting the world of one-third of its population. The skills of the early navigators and their voyages leads the discovery of the New World, Brazil and Cape of Good Hope. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 3572 Exploration
Summary: From the conquest of the South Pole in 1912, to man's first tentative steps on the moon and then further into space, this program looks at exploration throughout the 20th century. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: GEOGRAPHY Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 0237 Explorers, The (The Age of Exploration)
Summary: Looks at how the Europeans in the age of Henry the Navigator, Magellan, Vasco de Gama, and Columbus mastered the sea. Shows how these great voyaged of exploration led to the outright, if temporary, military and economic domination of the globe. 050 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 6616 Eyewitness: Flight
Summary: Combines the story of manned flight with a celebration of nature's great fliers, from birds to insects. Discover how human designers borrowed ideas from nature to build flying machines and jet planes. Includes live action photography combined with state of the art special effects. 029 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 1237 F.D.R. And Hitler: Their Rise to Power/ Dynamics of Power
Summary: The careers and styles of Franklin D. Roosevelt, aristocrat and democrat, and Adolph Hitler, Bourgeois and demagogy, are contrasted to show how individual charisma and leadership can influence, even alter, history. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 0955 Fabulous 60's, The (1960)
Summary: The Olympics in Rome. The Presidential campaign between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. Castro aligns Cuba with the Soviet Union. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY Series: FABULOUS 60'S, THE

VH 0956 Fabulous 60's, The (1961)
Summary: Ban the Bomb rallies. Bay of Pigs invasion. Kennedy launches the Peace Corps. Elvis Presley returns from the Army. First manned U.S. Space flight. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: FABULOUS 60'S, THE

VH 0957 Fabulous 60's, The (1962)
Summary: The rise of Hugh Hefner and his Playboy empire...Surgeon General announces that cigarette smoking is hazardous to health...John Glenn orbits the earth. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: FABULOUS 60'S, THE

VH 0958 Fabulous 60's, The (1963)
Summary: Tragedy of the Thalidomide babies...Martin Luther King leads civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery...President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: FABULOUS 60'S, THE

VH 0959 Fabulous 60's, The (1964)
Summary: Andy Warhol creates Campbell Soup cans and Pop Art...the Beatles invade America...Olympics in Tokyo. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: FABULOUS 60'S, THE

VH 0960 Fabulous 60's, The (1965)
Summary: Prizefighter Muhammad Ali refuses to fight in Vietnam...Riots in Watts...First walk in space. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: FABULOUS 60'S, THE

VH 0961 Fabulous 60's, The (1966)
Summary: Vietnam war escalates...Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed forces changes in auto safety. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: FABULOUS 60'S, THE

VH 0962 Fabulous 60's, The (1967)
Summary: Marijuana use proliferates...Hippies spring up at Haight Ashbury during Summer of Love. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: FABULOUS 60'S, THE

VH 0963 Fabulous 60's, The (1968)
Summary: The S.S. Pueblo is captured...Riots at the Chicago Democratic convention...Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy are assassinated...Student demonstrations. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: FABULOUS 60'S, THE

VH 0964 Fabulous 60's, The (1969)
Summary: Man walks upon the moon...Paris peace talks...Women's liberation...Woodstock...Altamont...Miracle Mets win Pennant...Air pollution. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: FABULOUS 60'S, THE

VH 5360 Facade of Power, The
Summary: Examines Russia architecture from Eastern inspired onion domes to Western type palaces. Also looks at the work of Gogol who revealed the human suffering behind Russia's facade. His Dead Souls inspired 19th century radicals and Soviet dissidents, and continues to influence Russian artists today. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ARCHITECTURE Series: FACE OF RUSSIA, THE

VH 5359 Face on the Firewood
Summary: Explores the art and culture of Russia in a journey across history, encompassing Russia's architecture, paintings, music, literature and cinema. Examines icon painting, the first Russian art form, and reveals the spiritual ideas that have animated Russia for 1000 years, and witnesses recent restorations of churches and monasteries from Kiev to the Kremlin. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: FACE OF RUSSIA, THE

VH 5361 Facing the Future
Summary: Explores Russian music and cinema and looks at how new media forms are shaping Russia today. Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov dramatized the conflict between power and the people. Sergei Eisentsein retold history with silent films of such power that they became more real than actual events. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: OPERA Series: FACE OF RUSSIA, THE

VH 0320 Failure of Diplomacy, The / Good Feelings and Bad
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 1347 Faith in Numbers
Summary: Whether by genius or by chance, each change in a system spurs others. Whether the system is economic, electronic or mechanical. As the Middle Ages shifted to the Renaissance, prompted by a change in climate, famine and the Black Death, the stage was set for the invention of the printing press. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: CONNECTIONS

VH 2513 Faith Keeper
Summary: As the faithkeeper, a chief of Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Nation, Oren Lyons keeps alive his people's history and traditional values, values that can help us all survive. With Bill Moyers, he discusses ancient Native American prophecies of the ecological disasters we now face, recounts how democracy was modeled on Indian Lyons speaks of respect for nature, of the spiritual basis of law, the importance of participating in community, and of our responsibility to future generations. 058 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 2510 Fall of Communism, The
Summary: This will go down as one of the most dramatic and important series of events in modern world history. One by one, Communist nations traded in their politics for a more democratic future. This program helps you understand the depth of what happened, from the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, to independence movements in Poland, Lithuania and Mother Russia herself. 080 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

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 STUDIES Series: CIVILIZATION

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 STUDIES

VH 0713 Family Matters: The Role of the Family in the Middle East
Summary: Traditionally the model upon which social and political life has been based, the large, extended, and patriarchal Middle Eastern family has begun to fragment under Western influence. Although rapid westernization has benefitted many, fundamentalists have tried to save the old society by reviving traditional ways, thus heightening regional tensions. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 3575 Famous for 15 Minutes
Summary: This program looks at the "footnotes to history, " the basically insignificant people in this century who nonetheless helped shape great events, from the Watergate burglars who toppled Nixon, to the secret lovers of famous people. The program also looks at people who achieved instant fame through stunts, such as going over the Niagara Fall in a barrel. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: COMMUNICATION Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 8349 Farewell to Bosnia, Part One
Summary: Photographer Gilles Peress spent 6 months in and around Sarajevo documenting the effects of the devastating Bosnian war on the people trying to conduct daily life in its midst. This film is an exploration into war, media imagery, and memory. It is made of a variety of elements. 025 Min. VIDEO 2004

VH 3573 Fascism
Summary: This program looks at the appeal of fascist ideologies in the 20th century. In Germany, racism was an essential part of the Nazi state. The Nazi idea of creating a pure Germanic race to dominate the world demanded the extermination of so-called impure elements, primarily Jews. The program looks at how these ideas were systematically implemented and includes interviews with two people whose lives were tragically affected. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: HOLOCAUST, WORLD HISTORY Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 3574 Fashion
Summary: This program looks at the 20th century's fashion statements, from the fashion shows that regaled movie audiences in World War I to the supermodels of today. The program explores why women today earn up to three times what their male counterparts on the catwalk do, and explores the theory of the hemline as a powerful barometer of social and economic trends. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

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

VH 6730 Father of Invention: Thomas A. Edison
Summary: A biography of Thomas A. Edison's life describing his innovative inventions, the light bulb, phonograph, movie camera, and other inventions and innovations. Rare films made by Edison himself show the inventor at work, and Edison scholars tell the little known stories behind some of his 1, 049 patents. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 1830 Feast & Famine: The Limestone Legacy
Summary: Without vast deposits of limestone underlying major portions of the continent, European history would surely have been quite different. Due to limestone, the soils enjoyed a particularly high level of fertility, with good slope and drainage. Land so rich allowed farmers, rulers and religious societies to become well off. And, as this program speculated, wealth just may be the root of all wars. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

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 1882 Fidel Castro
Summary: This program documents Castro's overthrow of Batista; his accession to power; the Bay of Pigs attack; Che Guevara's role; changes in the Cuban economy; the Cuban presence in Angola; the exodus of Cuban refugees to the U.S. 022 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 7528 Fields of Fire
Summary: This is a compelling look back at an era defined by conflict and controversy, capturing the mood of the nation through the stories of individuals. The ir stories are juxtaposed with extensive archival footage and an evocative 1960' s soundtrack. 048 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: CHOOSING SIDES: I REMEMBER VIETNAM

VH 6276 Fifth Inning, The: Shadow Ball, 1930-1940
Summary: The Great Depression looms over America, and baseball struggles to survive. America's game has another struggle too: racial segregation. Confined to the Negro League are great stars like Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige. Countless talents are excluded from baseball's major leagues. 126 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SPORTS, U.S. HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: BASEBALL

VH 4441 Fight for Democracy, The
Summary: This episode examines the recent history of South Korea to see the way in which economic success in East Asia is leading to greater democracy. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: PACIFIC CENTURY, THE

VH 6262 Fight for Freedom: Keeping History Alive
Summary: Filmed at the Daniel Boone Homestead in the Pennsylvania countryside, this film reconstructs life on a Revolutionary War battlefield with the help of 2, 000 living history enthusiasts. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

VH 8379 Fight For Freedom: The Inspiring Story Of African American..
Summary: Examines the role of some 200, 000 African American soldiers in the last two years of the Civil War. 037 Min. VIDEO 2003 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY

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 6508 Fighting Intolerance and Slavery & Coping with Scientific...
Summary: Part 1 of this program traces the spread of Christianity via the Puritans to North America. Victims of intolerance in the Old World, the emigres swiftly proved intolerant of others in the New World, leaving it to the Quakers to promote the religious freedom later associated with the United States. Part 2 outlines the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions, the Methodism of John Wesley, and the concept of human rights. How had the un-Christian institution of slavery endured so long in France, England, and most notably in egalitarian America? 096 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: TWO THOUSAND YEARS: THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

VH 4368 Fighting to the End
Summary: The story of Hitler's Nazis, from the beginnings of the party, through the horror of the war and the holocaust to their fight to the bitter end. Part 6 of 6. 050 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: NAZIS, THE: A WARNING FROM HISTORY

VH 6272 First Inning, The: Our Game, 1840s-1900
Summary: Tells the story of the origins of the game as a barehanded game played by men and boys in cities, usually in the vicinity of a saloon. Meet the first baseball magnate Albert Goodwill Spalding, explore the game's first gambling scandal, and see the attempts by women to play the game in 1860's. 115 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SPORTS, U.S. HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: BASEBALL

VH 5363 First Person Singular: John Hope Franklin
Summary: Explores the life and work of John Hope Franklin, distinguished American historian known for contributions both as a scholar and a civil rights activist. Franklin reminisces about his personal and professional life and examines some of the major events of 20th century African American history, many of which he lived through and participated in. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1241 First Salt Talks The: Radio, Racism & For. Policy of Power
Summary: 1. Highlights the Washington Naval Conference of 1921 which was the world first major disarmament conference. 2. The effects of foreign policy issues on the American public are the focus of the second part. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, WORLD HISTORY Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 0248 First Storytellers, The
Summary: Joseph Campbell explores the importance of accepting death as rebirth as seen in the myth of the buffalo, the story of Christ, the rite of passage in primitive societies, the role of mystical Shamans, & the decline of ritual in today's society. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: POWER OF MYTH, THE

VH 4480 First World War and the Rise of Fascism, The / The Second WW
Summary: Europe goes to the brink of self destruction as the people endure a "second 30 years war." Drastic changes occur as Europe's status is reduced from world economic center. / World War II meant the mobilization, displacement, and murder of millions of Europeans. The effects on uprooted war refugees can still be seen 50 years later. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 0324 Fitful Fifties, The / Crisis of Union
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 0418 Five Pillars of Islam, The
Summary: The essential principles on which Islam rests - the five pillars - are discussed, described, and put into historical perspective in this program. Viewers are introduced to the huge international mosaic of Moslem believers, and the conflict between traditional teachings and the effects of industrialization. 030 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 0308 Flames In The Ashes
Summary: Presents the different aspects, forms and scales of Jewish resistance in Nazi-controlled Europe during the Holocaust. 090 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 3576 Flight
Summary: The program explores the major advances in aviation over the past hundred years, and features interviews with experts, and the recollections of eyewitnesses such as a former stewardess on one of the earliest airlines. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 3202 Flight To Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Summary: Between 1790 and 1860, thousands of slaves fled the south for liberation on the "Underground Railroad", a system of invisible tracks and anonymous conductors who gave shelter to fugitive slaves. Through interviews with national experts, and examination of archival records and artifacts, this program provides an overview of the underground movement. 120 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 7793 Florida in Jewish History with Laura Hockman
VIDEO 2001

VH 2935 Florida: The 27th Star
Summary: The story begins with a modern-day boy in the school library. He inserts a disc into a computer and discovers an interactive encounter with the events of Florida's Territorial Period. The primary purpose of this video is to provide an additional education resource for this period of Florida's history. The presentation is divided into segments and includes a student activities packet covering the following themes: The transfer of Florida from Spain to the 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 5890 Fly Girls
Summary: Drawing on archival footage, rarely seen home movies, and interviews with the participants themselves, the program tells the story of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP). Led by America's most accomplishment aviatrix. Jacqueline Cochran, these courageous women logged more than sixty million miles, ferrying planes throughout the United States, test piloting experimental aircraft, and training men to fly. Still, the WASP fought a daily, and sometimes deadly, battle for respect. 057 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 6542 Flyers in Search of a Dream
Summary: Documents America's pioneering Black aviators in the 1920s and 1930s who overcame social pressures to gain the right to fly. Contains rare archival footage, photographs and dramatic vignettes of Bessie Coleman, William J. Powell, Sr, Herbert Julian, and James Herman Banning. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 0365 Focus on 1900-1909
Summary: A vivid account of the 20th century in America drawn from Focus on the last hundred years. 058 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: FOCUS ON THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS

VH 0366 Focus on 1910-1919
Summary: Woodrow Wilson strives to make the world safe for democracy & America enters World War I. Women win the vote, skyscrapers climb & the stars rise in Hollywood. 061 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: FOCUS ON THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS

VH 0371 Focus on 1960-1964: The Kennedy Years
Summary: International tensions mount with the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs, the Berlin Wall & space race & the drive for civil rights begins. 060 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: FOCUS ON THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS

VH 0372 Focus on 1965-1969: The Angry Years
Summary: The escalating war in Vietnam reaps a storm of protest in America. Assassination & ghetto riots fuel a climate of violence, but the country celebrates the triumph of landing a man on the moon. 058 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: FOCUS ON THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS

VH 0370 Focus on the Fifties
Summary: Cold War rivals are locked in bitter strife while Americans experience the McCarthy years, suburban sprawl & the dawning of the space age. 060 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: FOCUS ON THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS

VH 0369 Focus on the Forties
Summary: The artistic optimism & achievement of the forties is documented. Focuses briefly on many of the pioneers & stars of theater, dance, music & photojournalism. 059 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: FOCUS ON THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS

VH 0368 Focus on the Thirties
Summary: America staggers from the Great Depression to global war as totalitarian aggression plunges the world into chaos. Meanwhile, FDR institutes the New Deal & baseball revels in its golden age. 059 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: FOCUS ON THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS

VH 0367 Focus on the Twenties
Summary: America shifts from a rural to an urban society, signaling a new era of development which ends with a shattering crash in 1929. 060 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: FOCUS ON THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS

VH 1554 Follow Me: The Story of the Six Day War
Summary: Documentary covering each one of the three war fronts, with action shots of General Rabin, Moshe Dayan, and the men and deeds that comprised the war. 095 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 8178 Foodessence. Manners
Summary: One part of a "13 part documentary series that presents food anthropology around the world. Each episode concentrates on one food (or related topic), setting it in its historic and cultural and technical background." --Container. 023 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 2247 For the Living
Summary: Chronicles the creation, building and design of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: HOLOCAUST COLLECTION

VH 1246 For The People
Summary: Examines the impact of the Constitution on the lives of American citizens, as seen in three landmark Supreme Court cases. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: IN SEARCH OF THE CONSTITUTION WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 4504 For Which it Stands
Summary: This documentary focuses on the Texas flag burning case of 1989 and the emotional, political, and legal aspects of the First Amendment issue. Interviews with two men on opposite sides of the issue are central to this award winning video. Joey Johnson, defendant in the Supreme Court case, tested the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of expression when he set fire to an American flag at the 1984 Republican National Convention. Ret. Captain Red McDaniel, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, risked his life to keep a tiny handmade American flag hidden from his captors during his imprisonment. 024 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: BILL OF RIGHTS

VH 1190 Forever Free (1862)
Summary: This episode charts the dramatic events that led to Lincoln's decision to set the slaves free. Convinced by July, 1862 that emancipation was morally and militarily crucial to the future of the Union, Lincoln must wait for a victory to issue his proclamation. But there is no Union victory to be had until Antietam, the bloodiest day of the war, followed shortly by the brightest, the emancipation of the slaves. 076 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY Series: CIVIL WAR, THE

VH 6985 Forgetting the Arabs: Europe on the Cusp of the Renaissance
Summary: This program seeks to understand the religious climate of the late Middle Ages, in which universities and madrassas became centers of power and models for evolving sociopolitical systems. 027 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: WHEN THE WORLD SPOKE ARABIC

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 6897 Founding, The
Summary: A history of the Hanseatic League in Europe which dominated European trade for over 300 years. By reconstructing an ancient cargo hull, experts piece together the urban life which grew up about the area as a result of the League. With Lubeck as its origin and center, it shows how trade was soon flourishing along Europe's waterways. Also, life and travels of merchant Hildebrand Veccinghusen are traced through letters written to his family. Provides a glimpse of life in 15th century Europe. 030 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HANSEATIC LEAGUE, THE

VH 6275 Fourth Inning, The: A National Heirloom, 1920-1930
Summary: The astounding play of Babe Ruth captivates people everywhere, making him a household name, the first superstar known to fans and non-fans alike. Leading the Yankees' "Murderers' Row, " Ruth hits a milestone 60 homers in 1927, securing his legend forever. 117 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SPORTS, U.S. HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: BASEBALL

VH 1865 France 1904-1912 The Enemy Below
Summary: Film historian and critic Noel Burch follows the thesis that the appeal of the silent French cinema was the working class. 026 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION Series: WHAT DO THOSE OLD FILMS MEAN?

VH 6222 Franco-Prussian War, The
Summary: A brief look at the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. Prussia's victory over France in 1871 laid the foundation for Otto von Bismarck to establish the German Empire. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

VH 7282 Frederick Douglass
Summary: Guests examine the history of slavery and freedom in 19th century America through the life and writings of Frederick Douglass. 141 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

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

VH 5432 Frederick II: The Last Emperor
Summary: Frederick II ruled an empire from Denmark to Sicily, and as far east as Israel. This program traces his life and times, and his attempts to consolidate imperial power in Italy at the expense of the papacy in the 13th century. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: WORLD HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY Series: MEDIEVAL MIND, THE

VH 5576 Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists
Summary: Focuses on the Jewish anarchists as disillusioned immigrants during the late 1800s in American sweatshops. Historian Paul Avrich articulates the group's history and philosophy and shows how the spirit of the anarchists remains alive as they reminisce about the group's experiences. 058 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

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

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 6962 Freeze, Soldiers of God, Spies
Summary: Episode 19: Concern for human rights in the East grows; detente ebbs. The Soviets arm Eastern Europe. The U.S. threatens to site missiles in Western Europe. Promising tougher measure against Moscow, Reagan defeats Carter for the presidency. Episode 20: Afghanistan is a war that costs the lives of almost 15, 000 Soviet conscripts and estimated one million Afghans. The U.S. supplies billions of dollars of weapons to unlikely allies, Islamic fundamentalists. The result is a Vietnam style conflict which takes its toll on the Soviets and hastens the end of the Cold War. Episode 21: Early CIA attempts to penetrate the Iron Curtain are thwarted. The U.S. reacts with increasingly sophisticated technological intelligence, yet human spies remain important. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 2341 French Intellectuals In The 20th Century--Part 1
Summary: Great Expectations: The birth of the intellectual: Zola and Proust; the Great War; pacifism and surrealism; the Bolshevik Revolution, the new religion of Communism, Andre Malraux, the growing signals of terror from Moscow, which go unheeded. 052 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 2342 French Intellectuals In The 20th Century--Part 2
Summary: Days of Contempt: The rise of Fascism, which at first seemed like a logical outgrowth of the October Revolution; the Nazi occupation of France and French collaboration; the Spanish Civil War; resistance to Fascism. 052 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 2343 French Intellectuals In The 20th Century--Part 3
Summary: Lost Illusions: The French Communist Party and anti-Stalinism; the Algerian War; Jean Genet, Franz Fanon, Sartre, and the cause of Third World Revolution. 052 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 2344 French Intellectuals In The 20th Century--Part 4
Summary: The Demise of the Prophets: Intellectuals and the new models like Communist Cuba; birth of the Maoist intellectual, with Sartre and Simone de Beauvior distributing Maoist tracts in the street; the latest revolutions: Iran and Cambodia, whose excesses lead the intellectuals to a new cause--human rights; the death of Sartre--and the death of Chinese support for Communism, as seen at Tiananmen Square. 052 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 0325 Frightful Conflict, A / The Home Fronts
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 6984 From Arabic to Latin: The Assimilation of Arab Knowledge
Summary: This program plots out the decline of the Caliphate and the acquisition of Arab knowledge by Europeans starved for Islam's intellectual riches. 026 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: WHEN THE WORLD SPOKE ARABIC

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 6113 From Monarchy to Modernity
Summary: Using archival footage, this program considers the deadly clash between Victorian values and technological progress, which resulted in the mechanized mass destruction of World War 1. Movements such as Woman's Suffrage, unionization, and large-scale militarism epitomize the transition from monarchy to modernity. 046 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WHEN THE CENTURY WAS YOUNG

VH 8187 From Socrates too Sartre, Alienated Man
Summary: This is the second part of a discussion centered on the contributions o f Karl Marx. In this segment Lavine discusses Marx's philosophy of man's economic alienation as presented in the Paris Manuscripts of 1844 and the German ideo logy. Program concludes with a brief biographical sketch of Friedrich Engels, Marx's collaborator. 030 Min. VIDEO 1979

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 4436 From the Barrel of a Gun
Summary: Covers the period 1925-1949. The war in the Pacific, the revolution in China, the Vietnam war and the birth of Indonesia, all issues from an era of nationalism when power flowed from the barrel of a gun. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: PACIFIC CENTURY, THE

VH 6115 From Workshop to Factory
Summary: This program describes the industrialization of society and its effects. It presents the challenges and opportunities of urban centers during the boom days of capitalism and the emergence of socialist economies, describing the slow and uneven transition from exploitation to equity, and from sweatshop survival to upward mobility. 046 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WHEN THE CENTURY WAS YOUNG

VH 0645 Frozen World, The
Summary: Narrator Kenneth Clark defines civilization and gives a synoptic view of the thousand years between the fall of Rome and the rise of the great Gothic period. Compares and contrasts high and primitive arts as embodied in the head of Apollo Belvedere and an African tribal mask. 053 Min. VIDEO Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: CIVILIZATION

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 6592 Future of War, The
Summary: The U.S. Army is experiencing an identity crisis brought on by the end of the Cold War. As it heads into the 21st century, the nation's largest military service is struggling to keep pace with changing technology, changing enemies and increasingly global missions. This program examines the army's internal debate between those promoting change and those resisting it, and how today's decisions may impact the outcome of wars fought decades from now. 056 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 6223 Gallic Wars
Summary: A look at the victory of Julius Caesar over Gaul through Caesar's own writings and specially shot location footage. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

VH 4883 Gate of Heavenly Peace, The, Part 1
Summary: This program revisits the events that unfolded at Tiananmen Square and explores the political process that led to the protests and eventual Beijing massacre. Part 1 of 2. 118 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 4884 Gate of Heavenly Peace, The, Part 2
Summary: This program revisits the events that unfolded at Tiananmen Square and explores the political process that led to the protests and eventual Beijing massacre. Part 2 of 2. 189 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 4771 Generation Upon Generation
Summary: Inheritance...the complex code is examined, from geneticist Gregor Mendel's pioneering work to today's genetic engineering. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 6189 Genghis Khan: Terror and Conquest
Summary: Recounts the life and conquest of Genghis Khan. 046 Min. VIDEO 1995 Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 1884 Genocide
Summary: Holocaust video. 063 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 2540 George Orwell: The Road to Wigan Pier
Summary: A documentary on the working class in Great Britain arranged with passages of the book of the same name read between labor songs. 050 Min. VIDEO 1992

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

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

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 5340 George Washington: Founding Father
Summary: Sketches the life of the first President of the United States, who, prior to becoming President, was instrumental in orchestrating the defeat of the British Army in the Revolutionary War against all odds. 048 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 6197 Gerda Lerner: Women and History I & II
Summary: Part 1: Explores the values of patriarchy and patriarchal society as created by human beings in the millennia before the Christian era. Part 2: Examines the ways women found to transcend the patriarchal doctrine of the subordination of women before the 20th century. 060 Min. VIDEO 1994

VH 1867 Germany 1926-1932 Under Two Flags
Summary: Focuses on films produced in Germany in the 20's, rarely shown or discussed today. But influenced by the achievements of the young Soviet cinema, the German social worker's movements created the German Worker's Film. Among these early productions were such landmark films as "The Other Side of the Street", "Our Daily Bread", "Mother Krausen's Journey to Happiness" and "Kuhle Wampe." 026 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION Series: WHAT DO THOSE OLD FILMS MEAN?

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 8046 Ghost Dance
Summary: The 1890 massacre of the Lakota Indians by the U.S. Army at Wounded Knee, remembered through poetry, art and the South Dakota landscape. 009 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 5342 Ghosts of Mississippi
Summary: This film follows the final trial of the murder of civil rights leader Medger Evers. It carefully recreates the details of this relentless quest for justice. 131 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY, DRAMA

VH 6591 Give War A Chance
Summary: Explores the bitter divide between military and civilian attitudes of what, where, when, and why America employs a military force. Correspondent Peter J. Boyer discovers an unprecedented divide between what American diplomats want and what the military is prepared to deliver. From opposite vantage points, Leighton "Snuffy" Smith and Richard Holbrooke discuss the long lasting shadow that Vietnam has cast over subsequent use of military intervention. 057 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 1250 God & The Constitution
Summary: Bill Moyer discusses the separation of church and state religious liberty, and the establishment clause with Martin E. Marty and Leonard W. Levy. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: IN SEARCH OF THE CONSTITUTION WITH BILL MOYERS

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 6107 Gold Fever
Summary: Tells the personal stories of a handful of the prospectors who, in January 1898, traveled to the Klondike in search of easy wealth, but instead came upon conmen, thieves and avalanches. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, THE

VH 2030 Golda Meir
Summary: Her journey began in Europe, brought her to the United States where she was educated & became a teacher, &, in 1921, brought her "home" to Israel. Golda Meir became Israel's Prime Minister & an international stateswoman. 015 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 5548 Golda Meir
Summary: Photos, news clips and segments from interviews illuminate Golda Meir's personal and professional history. Political leaders and officials recall her contributions and comment on her career. 050 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, BIOGRAPHY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 7599 Golden Gate Bridge, The
Summary: The story of the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the foremost manmade tourist attractions in the United States, which critics said could never be built. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 5503 Good Evening Mr. Wallenberg: A Passion Taken From Reality
Summary: Raoul Wallenberg, an attache to the Swedish embassy, moved from Sweden to Budapest in late 1944 to help protect Jews from Adolph Eichmann's Sonderkommando. 115 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 2690 Good Fight, The
Summary: The fight for the freedom of Loyalist Spain during the 1936-39 civil war pitted an International Brigade of 40, 000 civilian soldiers from 51 nations against the well-equipped insurgents of Generalissimo Francisco, leading fascist officers and troops from Spanish Morocco. Additional aid to Franco came via the Nazi Condor Legion of Junker bombers and Italian fighter planes from Mussolini, who wanted to try out his new weaponry in anticipation of the larger war. 098 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: COMMUNICATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 3495 Gorbachev and the Fall of the Soviet Union
Summary: This program profiles Gorbachev's life, from his rise within the Communist Party to his role in the fall of the Soviet Union. 058 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 1449 Gospel & Spirituals
Summary: Examines the development and musical characteristics of spirituals and gospel music and relates the contemporary expression of these styles to their original functions and settings. Points out the difference between spirituals and gospel music, presenting a wide variety of examples of each type. 029 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: FROM JUMPSTREET

VH 7192 Gospel of Liberty
Summary: Dramatic re-enactment in which Thomas Jefferson guides viewers through the revival of religion and the separation of church and state that occurred in Virginia and the American colonies in the eighteenth century. 037 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 2688 Graffiti
Summary: Produced entirely by a team of high-school youths, this video addresses the controversial issue of whether graffiti should be considered fine art or vandalism. Through interviews with taggers, shop owners, a school principal, a museum curator and others, the video introduces us to the history of graffiti in the Fruitvale district of Oakland, the different styles of graffiti, the tools of the taggers, and the community's creative efforts to channel the young adults' needs for self-expression. 028 Min. VIDEO 1986

VH 4762 Grain in the Stone, The
Summary: Man splits a stone with the pieces, builds a cathedral, a Greek temple, the city of Los Angeles. Humanity's compulsion to build forms a structure of history, with faith and fancy expressed in our architectures. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

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 4518 Great American Speeches: 80 Years of Political Oratory, Pt. 1
Summary: This program features FDR's first inaugural address and "Grilled Millionaire" speech, as well as the flamboyant Huey Long's "Every Man is a King" and others. 048 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: COMMUNICATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES

VH 4519 Great American Speeches: 80 Years of Political Oratory, Pt. 2
Summary: This program features FDR's declaration of war on Japan, and General Douglas MacArthur's "old soldiers never die" retirement speech before Congress. Other speeches include FDR's humorous response to Republican allegations of budgetary waste surrounding his dog, Fala; General George Patton's controversial stump speech in support of WWII, and excerpts from John L. Lewis's five hour pro union filibuster before a congressional committee studying mine safety. 039 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: COMMUNICATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES

VH 4520 Great American Speeches: 80 Years of Political Oratory, Pt. 3
Summary: In this program, Nikita Khrushchev and Richard Nixon argue the merits of democracy and communism in the impromptu Kitchen Debate, complete with on screen translations. Also included are Nixon's famous Checkers speech; a 1960 campaign address to Wisconsin farmers by Senator Hubert Humphrey; and the verbal showdown between Senator Joseph McCarthy and attorney Joseph Welch at the Army-McCarthy hearings that helped end McCarthy's political career. 051 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: COMMUNICATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES

VH 4521 Great American Speeches: 80 Years of Political Oratory, Pt. 4
Summary: This program contains speeches by two of the 20th century's greatest orators: John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. Included are Kennedy's inaugural address, the American University speech calling for an end to nuclear proliferation, and the politically charged "Ich binein Berliner" address delivered at the Berlin Wall. King's moving "I Have a Dream" speech to civil rights marchers in Washington and parts of his prophetic "When a Man Has Already Died" speech are also featured. 045 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: COMMUNICATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES

VH 4522 Great American Speeches: 80 Years of Political Oratory, Pt. 5
Summary: This program begins with a fiery speech by Malcolm X that reminds us of the polarization of American political life in the 1960's. Nelson Rockefeller's condemnation of 1968 Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater as a political extremist; Goldwater's rebuttal of the charges; and Ronald Reagan's stump speech in support of Goldwater follow. Robert Kennedy's moving eulogy for Martin Luther King, Jr., concludes the program. 037 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: COMMUNICATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES

VH 4523 Great American Speeches: 80 Years of Political Oratory, Pt. 6
Summary: This program features speeches by several major orators of the modern political era, including representative Barbara Jordan's stunningly eloquent appeal for nonpartisan judgment at the Nixon impeachment hearings. Ronald Reagan shows why he was known as the "great communicator" in his 1981 inaugural address. Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo's resounding keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic Convention, as well as an emotion charged 1984 campaign speech by Jesse Jackson, are also included. 055 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: COMMUNICATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES

VH 6677 Great Battles of War: Bulge
Summary: The German invasion of the Soviet Union: the biggest, bloodiest battle in History, 1941-1945. Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union. 103 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 2031 Great Black Women
Summary: Hosted by Tanya Gart, the program looks at the ways in Black women today and throughout our history have triumphed over adversity to make significant contributions in the fields of politics, entertainment, civil rights, business, public service, music, and sports. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1862 Great Britain 1900-1912: Along the Great Divide
Summary: Using extremely rare films, newly scored music and a lively commentary, film historian Noel Burch explores the contradictions in early British cinema between the "gentlemen inventors of the cinema" and film as an entertainment for the poor. 026 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION Series: WHAT DO THOSE OLD FILMS MEAN?

VH 7450 Great Conductors Of The 3rd Reich: Art In The Service Of Evil
Summary: Film includes footage of musical conductors of the Third Reich. 053 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 1242 Great Depression and Foreign Affairs, America in the Pacific
Summary: 1. Presents the outcome of the Great Depression in America and how it changed the outlook of the world. 2. Describes how Japan began a series of aggressive military campaigns in China in the early 1930's. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: WORLD HISTORY, U.S. HISTORY, ASIAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 6694 Great Kings of England: King Charles 1
Summary: This program features reconstructions and re-enactments, dramatized eye-witness accounts, period imagery and comment and analysis to tell the story of England's most tragic monarch. 055 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY Series: GREAT KINGS OF ENGLAND

VH 4858 Great Pyramids, The
Summary: Who build the pyramids? Where they designed only as royal tombs? How were they built to such precise measurements? The Great Pyramids of Giza remain the world's most perplexing enigma. For over 4, 000 years they have withstood t he sands of time, casting a spell that even science can not break. 050 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 7957 Great Speeches, Volume II
Summary: Two wartime speeches (St.James Palace & "Some Chicken")/Winston Churchill- U.N. Cuban missile crisis speech, Oct. 25, 1962/Adlai Stevenson- Impeachment /Constitution speech, July 25, 1974/ Barbara Jordan - "Checkers" speech, Sept 23, 1952/Richard Nixon- Peace in the Middle East speech, U.N. General Assembly, Oc t. 7, 1957/Golda Meir. 101 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 7958 Great Speeches, Volume III
Summary: Presents famous speeches, each with an introduction detailing the time, place and events surrounding it. 116 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 7959 Great Speeches, Volume XII
Summary: Presents speeches by five famous speakers each with an introduction det ailing the time, place and events surrounding them. Includes Sarah Brady, Colin Powell, Ann Richards, Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan. 101 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 7960 Great Speeches, Volume XIII
Summary: Presents speeches by five famous speakers each with an introduction det ailing the time, place, and events surrounding them. Includes Christopher Reeve, Tony Campolo, Dalai Lama, Madeleline Albright, and Bill Clinton. 124 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 7961 Great Speeches, Volume XV
Summary: Presents speeches by five famous speakers each with an introduction det ailing the time, place and events surrounding them. Includes Lou Gehrig, Bill Clinton, Colin Powell, Elizabeth Dole, and Huey Long. 114 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 7962 Great Speeches, Volume XVI
Summary: Presents speeches by five famous persons each with an introduction detailing the time, place, and events surrounding them. Includes Malcolm X, Naomi Wolf, Al Gore, George W. Bush, and Ronald Reagan. 126 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 7963 Great Speeches, Volume XVII
Summary: Presents speeches by five famous speakers each with an introduction det ailing the time, place and events surrounding them. Includes Rudy Giuliani, Ton y Blair, Tom Daschle, Colin Powell, and John Kennedy. 161 Min. VIDEO 2002

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 7431 Great Wall Of China, The
Summary: Film attempts to reveal the true history of the building of the various pieces of the Great Wall Of China. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 0545 Greece and Rome (1200 BC-AD 200)
Summary: The political evolution of Greece and the Greek colonization of the Aegean and Asia Minor. Alexander the Great's victories and subsequent over shadowing by the empires of the east. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 7877 Greece: A Moment of Excellence
Summary: 500 years before the birth of Christ, the small city states of Greece began a period of cultural excellence, and none was more advanced than Athens. Discover the architecture, intellectual and artistic achievements of the period, and the elements that led to the end of the glorious "movement of excellence." 050 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 2533 Greek Beginning, The
Summary: This program presents an introduction to Greece and the Greeks. Broadly covering the period from the Mycenaen Age in 1300 BC to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, it sets out the principal historical landmarks and presents some of the work of the most important Greek writers, philosophers, historians, and politicians of the period. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: GREEKS, THE

VH 6224 Greek-Persian Wars, The
Summary: A look at the ancient battle between Persia and Greece. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

VH 6883 Greeks, The: Crucible of Civilization
Summary: The story of ancient Greece's Golden Age from the Fourth and Fifth Centuries B.C. is told through the lives of its prominent figures. 165 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 6884 Greeks, The: Crucible of Civilization
Summary: Part 2 focuses on the life of the philosopher Socrates and his critical stance towards contemporary Athenian society and politics. 165 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 1708 Grenada: The Future Coming Towards Us
Summary: Details the Revolution in Grenada and the misinformation, propaganda campaign against it by the U.S. government. 055 Min. VIDEO 1984

VH 7937 Grin Without A Cat, A
Summary: Chris Marker's epic film essay on the worldwide political wars of the 6 0's and 70's. This sweeping, global contemplation of a defining decade's political history is divided into two parts, each part woven together to describe what Marker has called "scenes of the Third World War". 180 Min. VIDEO 1977 Subject: WORLD HISTORY

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 6056 Growth of Towns and Cities, The
Summary: This program examines how industrialization led to urbanization, which led to higher rents and overcrowding, which in turn led to governmental controls; it also shows how railways and improved transportation opened up cities, and led to the growth of suburbs. 020 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, THE

VH 2492 Guatemala
Summary: Tourist information video donated by the Guatemala Tourist Commission. 009 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 5715 Gunfighters/Townspeople
Summary: Gunfighters gives brief biographies of famous outlaws and lawmen of the Old West and relates the stories that made them famous. Townspeople sketches the establishment of typical towns in the West and portrays life in those towns. 090 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: THE WILD WEST

VH 7878 Guns of August, The
Summary: Uses documentary film stills and maps to describe the mishaps leading u p to World War I, concentrating on the events of August 1914. Briefly traces th e course of the war through November 11, 1918 when an armistice was declared. 100 Min. video 1965 Subject: U.S. 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 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 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 6126 Harlot or Martyr: The Case of Mary Stuart
Summary: Using the results of new research, this program reevaluates Mary Stuart. Details of her controversial life, dramatized at the original locations, include her marriages, political machinations, imprisonment, and trial and subsequent execution. 049 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY Series: LEGENDS OF HISTORY

VH 6055 Harnessing Steam
Summary: This program looks at the role of water power, examines Newcomen's and Watt's machines, looks at the interdependence of steam, coal, and iron and at the new demand for coal, and examines the growth of electric energy. 020 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, THE

VH 7283 Harriet Beecher Stowe
Summary: A pair of scholars examine the history of slavery, abolitionism and antebellum era society through the writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe. 152 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1471 Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Summary: Portrays the Underground Railroad, emphasizing the role of Harriet Tub man in the movement and the conflicts and trials involved in a slave's flight to freedom prior to the Civil War. 049 Min. VIDEO 1964 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 5842 Harvest of Shame
Summary: Documentary showing the degradation and exploitation of migrant farm workers in the United States. Spokesmen for the groups present their views, both for and against the use of migratory workers under the conditions seen. This broadcast lead to the passage of laws protecting the worker's rights. 055 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 4761 Harvest of the Seasons
Summary: Man domesticates plant and animal life. And the inevitable conflict between nomads and the Neolithic cultivator begins. Cameras capture the lifestyle of the Bakhtiari tribe of central Iran as they recreate the war games of Genghis Khan. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 4859 Haunted Kingdom of Angkor Wat, The
Summary: A little more than a century ago, the haunting remains of an ancient city were uncovered deep in the forests of Cambodia. It is said to be haunted by the spirits of those who once lived there. Join us to explore this exquisite metropolis--over 75 square miles of shrines, stone places, towers and temples. 050 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6565 Hawaiians, The: Warriors of Paradise
Summary: The Hawaiian leader Kamehameha united the islands during the late 1700s and maintained their independence during a time of Western colonial expansion. This film presents the typical experience of a warrior in this military culture, using contemporary narratives, reenactments of battles, current views of terrain, computer graphics reproductions, and artwork from the period described. 026 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 0234 Heart of the West, The
Summary: Shows how Europe came to be the cradle of Western civilization. Discusses the roles played by Charlemagne, St. Benedict, and Martin Luther and tells how Christianity became the channel through which Europe incorporated ancient Israel, the classical past, and Christendom. 051 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 0268 Hearts And Hands
Summary: Presents a vital part of American history only now beginning to be told, the role played by women and their textiles in the nineteenth century's great movements and events. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, ART, U.S. HISTORY

VH 4363 Helped into Power
Summary: The story of Hitler's Nazis, from the beginnings of the party, through the horror of the war and the holocaust to their fight to the bitter end. Part 1 of 6. 050 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: NAZIS, THE: A WARNING FROM HISTORY

VH 7291 Henry Adams
Summary: A trio of scholars and historians examine the history of the Gilded Age through the works of Henry Adams, including his Pulitzer Prize winning "The Education of Henry Adams." 146 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS

VH 7288 Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson
Summary: A discussion of the early republic, the rise of transcendentalism and American intellectual history through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson such as"Nature and Walking, " and Henry David Thoreau's " Walden." Features tours of sites relevant to the two authors. 151 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS

VH 0427 Henry Ford
Summary: A short study of the man who built cars faster and cheaper by pioneering the assembly line, and made owning a car part of the American way of life 010 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 6893 Henry III: The High Noon of the Salic Empire
Summary: Second part of a series examining the development of modern Europe beginning in the year 1024. Combines visits to historical and archaeological sites with dramatizations to shed light on the political, religious, cultural and social aspects of life in the Holy Roman Empire during the Salian dynasty. 047 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: OUT OF THE DARK AGES: A TALE OF FOUR GERMAN EMPERORS

VH 6894 Henry IV and Henry V: The Salic Empire Besieged
Summary: Third part of a series examining the development of modern Europe beginning in the year 1024. Combines visits to historical and archaeological sites with dramatizations to shed light on the political, religious, cultural and social aspects of life in the Holy Roman Empire during the Salian dynasty. 047 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: OUT OF THE DARK AGES: A TALE OF FOUR GERMAN EMPERORS

VH 6507 Heresy, War, & The Black Death/Sectarianism & Schism in Europe
Summary: Part 1 of this program follows the dual enterprises of constructing cathedrals and stamping out heresy. Buildings of unprecedented grandeur exemplified the power and influence of the Church in Europe, as did the systematic destruction of the heretic Cathars. Part 2 covers King Philip IV of France's defiance of Church authority and the Black Death. Although the Pope declared the Plague a judgement by God, rumors of a Jewish plot were rife, leading to anti-Semitic massacre in Germany and elsewhere. 096 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: TWO THOUSAND YEARS: THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

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 0146 Hero as Artist, The
Summary: Examines how Renaissance Italy attempted to rival ancient Rome's colossal accomplishments in art and architecture. Looks at the work of Michelangelo, Rafael, Da Vinci, and others who made a world of giants and heroes. 052 Min. VIDEO 1969 Subject: ART, ARCHITECTURE

VH 0246 Hero's Adventure, The
Summary: A discussion of the role myth has played in religions and cultures of the world, its relation and meaning to everyday life, and other insights gained by Joseph Campbell after a lifetime of its study. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: POWER OF MYTH, THE

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

VH 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 STUDIES Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 4763 Hidden Structure, The
Summary: The bronze craftsmen of China and Samurai swordsmith of Japan are the starting point for this journey, which leads from the beginnings of chemistry to Dalton's atomic theory and our knowledge of the elements. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, CHEMISTRY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 7908 Hidden Wars of Desert Storm: A Documentary
Summary: Ten years after Saddam Hussein launched his troops against Kuwait, The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm, a self funded digital video-expose, explores some of the more controversial questions of the war. 064 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 7100 Hiroshima Nagasaki
Summary: Nine Japanese cinematographers recorded the devastation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki only days after the atomic bombs were dropped. 016 Min. VIDEO 1969 Subject: WORLD HISTORY

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 CIVILIZATION Series: ARAB WORLD, THE

VH 6044 History Buried, A, The Duval Cummings Family (Ontario)
Summary: The Duval family are descendants of fugitive slaves who fled New Orleans by way of the Underground Railway in the 1860s. There were, at that time, already 25, 000 free black people in Canada. 058 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY Series: HYMN TO FREEDOM: THE HISTORY OF BLACKS IN CANADA

VH 6038 History of Boca Raton, The
Summary: Learn how this once farming town grew to be a WWII base, a tourist destination, a religious vacation center, birthplace of the IBM PC, and a wealthy year round city. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 6877 History of Britain, A: 3500 B.C. - 1603 A.D., Vol. 1
Summary: Explores the history of Britain from 3500 B.C. to 1603 A.D. the world of prehistoric Britons, the arrival of the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons, the legend of King Arthur, the Norman Conquest, the Battle of Hastings, and what followed. 100 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6878 History of Britain, A: 3500 B.C. - 1603 A.D., Vol. 2
Summary: The dissolution of the Norman dynasty amid civil war, the impact of Thomas Beckett, a rethinking of the Magna Carta, Edward I tries to create an English empire by extending his authority to Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. 100 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6879 History of Britain, A: 3500 B.C. - 1603 A.D., Vol. 3
Summary: The national character is born out of the horror of the Plague, a rift between Henry VIII and the Pope leads to the birth of the Anglican Church, which becomes an established force under Elizabeth. 100 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 8211 History of Russia, A: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev, Pt.1/1
Summary: Lectures by Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on the history of Russia and its significance both as a story of events that ha d great impact on modern world history and as a story of human experience. 120 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 8212 History of Russia, A: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev, Pt.½
Summary: Lectures by Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on the history of Russia and its significance both as a story of events that ha d great impact on modern world history and as a story of human experience. 120 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 8213 History of Russia, A: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev, Pt.1/3
Summary: Lectures by Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on the history of Russia and its significance both as a story of events that ha d great impact on modern world history and as a story of human experience. 120 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 8214 History of Russia, A: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev, Pt.2/1
Summary: Lectures by Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on the history of Russia and its significance both as a story of events that ha d great impact on modern world history and as a story of human experience. 120 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 8215 History of Russia, A: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev, Pt.2/2
Summary: Lectures by Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on the history of Russia and its significance both as a story of events that ha d great impact on modern world history and as a story of human experience. 120 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 8216 History of Russia, A: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev, Pt.2/3
Summary: Lectures by Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on the history of Russia and its significance both as a story of events that ha d great impact on modern world history and as a story of human experience. 120 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 8217 History of Russia, A: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev, Pt.3/1
Summary: Lectures by Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on the history of Russia and its significance both as a story of events that ha d great impact on modern world history and as a story of human experience. 120 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 8218 History of Russia, A: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev, Pt.3/2
Summary: Lectures by Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on the history of Russia and its significance both as a story of events that ha d great impact on modern world history and as a story of human experience. 120 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 8219 History of Russia, A: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev, Pt.3/3
Summary: Lectures by Mark Steinberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on the history of Russia and its significance both as a story of events that ha d great impact on modern world history and as a story of human experience. 120 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 5892 History of the Mayans, A
Summary: This history of the Maya and their culture is shown through the remains at Copan, Palenque, Tikal, Yaxchilan, Bonampak, and Chicken Itza and by dramatizations and interviews with archaeologists and modern Maya. 045 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 8136 History Through French Literature
Summary: Summarizes the history of France and its literature starting with the 9th century. Using selections from French prose and poetry, focuses on French literature from the 16th century through the 20th century. Relating the literature to the history and culture of its period, presents passages from medieval writers (De Bazoches, De Fougeres, and De Cambrai), 16th and 17th century writers (Henry IV, Descartes, Corneille, and Pascal), and 18th century writers (Moliere, Racine, Lovis XIV, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Cobban). Also looks at the works of 19th and 20th century writers (Hugo, Balzac, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Mallarme, Proust, Sartre, Camus, and De Beauvoir). 057 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LITERATURE

VH 2182 Holocaust
Summary: Featuring Susan Sontag. Narrated by Herschel Bernardi. Social-critic Susan Sontag with a group of present-day students explores the meaning of Hitler's genocide. This powerful document is complemented by "How Came Israel?, " "The Good Omen, " & Herschel Bernardi's narrating "The Hangman, " three shorts which probe the same theme. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 0712 Holy Land: Judaism, Christianity, Islam in the Middle East
Summary: As the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam- three of the world's great monotheistic religions- the Middle East has come to be known as the "Holy Land, " yet despite the reverence and awe this region's history inspires, disputes based on long-standing religious claims to the land continue to rend its contemporary fabric. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 7657 Home for the Holidays: The History of Thanksgiving
Summary: Traces the history of Thanksgiving from its first celebration by the Pilgrams to the feast of today. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997

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 4500 Homefront USA / The End of the Tunnel (1973-1975)
Summary: "Homefront USA": Through troubled years of controversy and violence, US casualties mounted, victory remained elusive and American opinion moved from general approval to general dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War. / "The End of the Tunnel": South Vietnamese leaders believed that America would never let them go down to defeat - a belief that died as North Vietnamese tanks smashed into Saigon on April 30, 1975, and the long war ended with South Vietnam's surrender . 120 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: VIETNAM: A TELEVISION HISTORY

VH 0720 Homeland: Israel and Palestine
Summary: Promised to both the Arabs and the Jews by the British and partitioned by the United Nations into two states, Palestine, which became the independent state of Israel in 1948, is still the object of a protracted struggle between Israelis and Palestinian nationalists, both of whom maintain ancient claims to the territory. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 3639 Honduras
Summary: Introduces students to the culture and geography of Honduras as seen th rough the eyes of Peace Corps Volunteers and the families with whom they work an d live. Students meet twelve year old Mario Vasqeuz, who lives with his family in a small village in the highlands of Semane. Mario and his family are "campesinos, " or farmers, who work with Peace Corps Volunteer Laural Patchen to develop alternatives to the traditional slash and burn agriculture techniques used in t he highlands. 020 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, GEOGRAPHY Series: DESTINATION

VH 5875 Honorable Nations: The Seneca's Land Rights
Summary: For 99 years, the residents of Salamanca, NY have rented the land under their homes for an average of $1.00 a year from the Seneca Indians, under the terms of a lease imposed by Congress. Now the lease is about to expire. This film is about the conflict of the survival of the town and justice for the Senecas. Includes the Court's final decision, and interviews with persons representing all sides of the issue. 054 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 0443 Honore Daumier
Summary: Portrays the life of the Un Artiste republican en colere. 1986 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: ART, BIOGRAPHY

VH 6169 Hoover Dam
Summary: The dramatic story of how an ambitious, hard-driving engineer turned a ragtag army of unemployed into the nation's most celebrated workforce. Archival footage and photographs, including interviews with witnesses and historians. 060 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

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 1831 Hostages to Oil
Summary: Until oil became the main ingredient of industrialized European economies, energy independence was possible. That is no longer the case. Oil is now a world issue. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 7459 House Construction: A Brief History Of Housing
Summary: Film is intended for architecture students who lack knowledge of historical styles and influences, this video provides an introduction to the development of house types and construction materials over the last thousand years. 026 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ARCHITECTURE

VH 1234 How Far Home: Veterans After Vietnam
Summary: Through interviews, casual conversations, and activities at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., portrays the poignant feelings of veterans of the Vietnamese Conflict toward the problems they faced upon return home from the war. 030 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY

VH 4356 How Florida Got Cool, The Invention of Refrigeration
Summary: This is the story of John Gorrie, an obscure 19th Century Apalachicola, FL physician who invented and patented the first ice machine - the forerunner o f modern refrigeration and air conditioning. 021 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 5551 How Israel Won the War
Summary: This CBS News Special Report is a detailed review of the military strategies that enabled the Israeli Defense Force to defeat the Arab armies in the Six-Day War. 035 Min. VIDEO 1967 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 0597 Huey Long
Summary: Uses footage from old films to portray events in the life of the Louisiana politician Huey Long and discusses the opinions of several people concerning the impact of his career. 088 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 0541 Human Origins (10, 000, 000 BC-8000 BC)
Summary: Traces the progress of early hominids from their original habitat in Equatorial Africa. There ape-like creatures descended from the trees and took to traveling upright on two feet. Man extended his hand and brain by means of weapons and tools. He adapted himself to the environmental changes - learning how to make fire and clothing from animal skins. Man spread quickly to Europe, Asia, America and Australia. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 4113 Hungary: Land of Hospitality
Summary: Welcome to Hungary, land of Baroque palaces and cobblestone streets echoing with gypsy rhapsodies. Journal to Budapest, the magnificent city along the Danube River where old world charm mixes gracefully with modern vitality. In the Castle Hill district, meander along the Fisherman's Bastion, gaze at the neo-gothic Matthias Church, and tour the Royal Palace. In Eger, sample Tokey, the "wine of kings, " produced in nearby vineyards. 055 Min. VIDEO

VH 4370 Hurricane Andrew As It Happened
Summary: The most comprehensive video documentary of Hurricane Andrew. See it through the eyes of meteorologist Bryan Norcross and the WTVJ/Channel 4 News Team. The station broadcast live from its "Storm Center" and throughout South Florida during the costliest natural disaster in American history. August 24, 1992. 123 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ENVIRONMENT

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 0723 Identity: Lebanon
Summary: The religious and civil dissension that has beset Lebanon since the withdrawal of the French in 1946 began with a national identity crisis. Because the Lebanese embody all the elements that now determine the Middle Eastern identity, their recent history may be read as a history in microcosm of 20th century Middle East instability. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 5720 If You Make It Possible
Summary: This program features portraits of: Nafez Assaily, co-founder of the Palestinian Center for the Study of Nonviolence; Rabbi Menachem Fruman, a founder of the Gush Emunim Jewish religious settler movement; Father Bruno Hussar, a Dominican priest who founded Shalom/Wahat al Salaam; Nabila Espanoily and Hannah Safran, a Palestinian and Israeli who became friends through their women's advocacy groups. 075 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 0421 Il Duce
Summary: Segment from the television program " History in Action. Shows the roots of Mussolini's fascist regime in Italy and the execution of its seemingly laudable goals of order and discipline. Focuses on the hidden costs of its reforms. Includes archival film footage. 020 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 2186 Image Before My Eyes
Summary: Directed by Josh Waletzky. Jewish Poland before its destruction was the largest and most important center of Jewish culture and creativity in the world. Through rare films as well as photographs, memorabilia, music and interviews with survivors of this lost culture, vividly recreates Jewish life in Poland from the late 19th century through the 1930's. 090 Min. VIDEO 1980

VH 5533 Image Before My Eyes
Summary: Directed by Josh Waletzky. Jewish Poland before its destruction was the largest and most important center of Jewish culture and creativity in the world. Through rare films as well as photographs, memorabilia, music and interviews with survivors of this lost culture, vividly recreates Jewish life in Poland from the late 19th century through the 1930's. 090 Min. VIDEO 1980 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5367 Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film
Summary: A state-of-the-art digital replication of the home movies shot by manufacturer Abraham Zapruder of the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963, which has become one of the most important documents of the 20th century. 045 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: COMMUNICATION, AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6218 Images of India: The Land and the People
Summary: Offers a general overview of India, examining its diverse geography, natural resources, population, culture, and history. 033 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

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 3955 Improper Conduct: Castro's Cuba
Summary: This program tells the stories of 28 Cuban exiles, from all walks of life - writers, dancers, painters, doctors, laborers, and students- all victims of their homeland's oppression. The program provides a history of Cuba under Fidel Castro's leadership, focusing on the regime's repression of dissidents and free speech. In addition to speaking with the exiles, the program visits Little Havana in Miami. Although the program covers events only until the mid 1980's, its powerful stories provide a rare personal glimpse into life in Castro's Cuba and the effects of Castro's policies on the Cuban people. 112 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 0602 In Search of the Trojan War (Parts 1&2)
Summary: Homer's tale about the siege of Troy takes historian Michael Wood to Greece, Turkey and Berlin, as he tries, with the aid of modern-day techniques, to discover whether the war really happened. 050 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 0603 In Search of the Trojan War (Parts 3&4)
Summary: Homer's tale about the siege of Troy takes historian Michael Wood to Greece, Turkey and Berlin, as he tries, with the aid of modern-day techniques, to discover whether the war really happened 050 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 0604 In Search of the Trojan War (Parts 5&6)
Summary: Homer's tale about the siege of Troy takes historian Michael Wood to Greece, Turkey and Berlin, as he tries, with the aid of modern day techniques, to discover whether the war really happened. 050 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 1251 In The Beginning
Summary: Eminent historians discuss the origins of the Constitution, its role as a symbol in American life, and how black Americans and others have been denied their constitutional rights. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: IN SEARCH OF THE CONSTITUTION WITH BILL MOYERS

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 0719 Independence: Egypt and Algeria
Summary: Between the first and second world wars the Middle East moved from a religious and familial consciousness into one that was national and secular. Triggered in part by the decline of European colonial power, this shift effected the independence of Egypt and Algeria after World War II. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 0743 India Cabaret
Summary: Examines the lives of several cabaret dancers in Bombay, India. A comparison is drawn between their lives and the life of a "virtuous wife". One of the dancers leaves the cabaret life to marry and become "respectable" at the end. 060 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, DANCE, SOCIOLOGY

VH 0241 India: The Ironies of Empire
Summary: Shows how India as part of the British empire used Western ideas to rebel against the British imperialists, resulting in India's independence in 1947. 051 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ASIAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 6119 India: The Struggle for Independence
Summary: From the rise of the Mogul empire under Babur in 1526 to the setting of the sun on the British Raj in 1948, this program surveys four centuries of history during which India slowly but decisively shook off foreign rule. 030 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 0791 India: Women's Rights
Summary: A shocking look at the status of women in India. Questions of basic human rights are raised as the program examines the situations of many Indian women who work full days at menial labor, while also running a household, raising children, and serving a husband. The program supports its claims with case STUDIES of female feticide, the occasionally violent dowry customs, battered wives, and interviews with prominent Indians, including psychologists 028 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 6135 Indian and His Homeland, The
Summary: Provides a 300 year survey of the impact of European civilization on the New World - in particular, its devastating effect on the lives and cultures of the American Indians. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 2179 Indians, Outlaws and Angie Debo
Summary: Outlines the heroic life and unique experiences of historian Angie Debo. Her meticulous research of Oklahoma history revealed that the five civilized Indian tribes of Oklahoma were victims of a complex swindle involving major political figures. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 5716 Indians/Soldiers
Summary: Indians: explores the diverse ways in which Indian tribes of the West lived and brought up their children. Includes coverage of the Indian wars with the U.S. Soldiers: examines the often boring and sometimes brutal lives of the soldiers of the west. VIDEO 1993 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, NATIVE AMERICAN Series: THE WILD WEST

VH 6512 Indus to Independence: A Journey Through Indian History
Summary: Beginning with the Stone Age, this program unfolds India's past, era by era, covering the Indus Valley civilization, the Vedic Age, the Mauryan empire, the Gupta Age, the southern kingdoms, the Muslim invasion, the Mogul and Maratha empires, the British Raj, and independence. The impact of India's diverse religions is also explored. 034 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 6999 Indus: The Unvoiced Civilization
Summary: This episode looks at Inidus Valley. Shrouded in mystery, the details of the Indus Valley civilization are slowly being extracted from the archaeological record. 059 Min. VIDEO 2001 Series: MESSAGES FROM THE PAST

VH 8336 The Industrial Revolution
Summary: The Industrial Revolution series is concerned with England's transformation in the 18th and 19th century which initiated a process of economic growth and of social and political change, noted as the greatest discontinuity in economic history. 085 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS

VH 4477 Industrial Revolution, The / The Industrial World
Summary: 19th century Europe is transformed by the advances in power technology, production technology, communication, transportation and urbanization, that became known as the Industrial Revolution. / Mass production created mass consumerism and widespread pollution, while the European shipping fleets and economic power allowed the enforcement of gunboat diplomacy. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 0563 Industry and Empire (1870-1914)
Summary: The great colonial empires of the European powers. The industrial revolution and the new inventions which led to the huge increase in urban populations for North and South America. The gradual destruction of the old empires. The growth of nationalism and consequent build up of military power. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 6887 Influenza 1918
Summary: Documents the outbreak of the deadly Spanish flu in the United States at the end of World War I, presenting the greatest American health crisis to date. Uses archival photographs and film footage and interviews with survivors and medical historians. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: HISTORY'S BEST ON PBS

VH 5876 Inside Castro's Cuba
Summary: This film discovers huge support for Fidel Castro because he brought Cubans a higher standard of living than that of any other country in the third world. Filming in Cuba for an entire year, the filmmaker gained rare access to Castro himself and to his personal archives resulting in an insightful view of the man and his people. 051 Min. VIDEO 1994

VH 4439 Inside Japan, Inc.
Summary: This episode presents a number of personal views of the way Japan's powerful system of state guided capitalism works, through interviews with a number of Japanese people. Also examines the role of the US in Japan's rise to economic dominance. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: PACIFIC CENTURY, THE

VH 0786 Inside Japan: Industry and Management
Summary: Currently at the height of its economic strength, Japan spends roughly 1% of its Gross National Product on defense thus allowing more capital into the private sector for research and development. This has contributed greatly to Japan's present economic boom. Viewers get a look at Japanese products, stores and TV ads as well as the changing role of women in the workplace. 025 Min. VIDEO Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 6430 Inside the Internet
Summary: In this fascinating overview, ARPAnet pioneers describe the networking technologies that gave birth to the Internet and e-mail, and Usenet trailblazers provide input on UNIX and the UUCP protocol, which opened the Internet to the world at large. 050 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: COMPUTERS

VH 1268 Introducing Central America
Summary: Description of the Central American climate, land, common natural disasters, crops, animals and cities. 011 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 2883 Introducing East Asia
Summary: Far Eastern civilization is 5, 000 years old and as modern as such world economic heavyweights as Japan and Hong Kong. Better that people from most regions, East Asians have managed to blend their pasts with the westernized culture of the 20th century. 026 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 5837 Introduction to the Italian Renaissance, An
Summary: This dramatized program illustrates how the great masters developed techniques by building upon the work of their predecessors. Images of selected masterpieces illustrate the Roman influence on Renaissance art and reinforce the concepts of perspective, balance, chiaroscuro, composition, and realism. 029 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ART

VH 4398 Invention, Vol. 2
Summary: Invention celebrates the great innovations that altered our world. Volume two: the video harp, the indestructible black box, the solar car, and other breakthroughs. 090 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 4399 Invention, Vol. 3
Summary: Invention celebrates the great innovations that have altered our world. Volume three: Kevlar materials, the first electric guitar, radio carbon drafting, the mushroom house, and other breakthroughs. 120 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 3577 Inventions
Summary: This program explores the changes brought by mass production, the invention of new materials, how the needs of war fueled rapid technological progress, and how the invention of products for the home changed everyday life. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 1405 Inventory
Summary: Uses colonial inventory records and exact detail to depict the life of the lower middle class subsistence farmer in Maryland in the mid-18th century. 028 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4525 IRA, The: 30 Years of Terror
Summary: Extensive footage chronicles the countless tragedies of thirty years of sectional violence in Ireland and the transformation of the IRA into a political force. 045 Min. VIDEO 1998

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 CIVILIZATION 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 CIVILIZATION Series: PEOPLE & PLACES OF ANTIQUITY

VH 6127 Irish Civil War: The Madness From Within
Summary: Features interviews with some surviving participants in the 1922 civil war, giving their views of many sides of the conflict and the subsequent infighting and troubles that lead to the assassination of Michael Collins and the further decades of strife. 059 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0350 Isaac Bashevis Singer
Summary: Narrated by Robert Lanchester. 043 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: WRITERS

VH 0671 Isaac Stern in Jerusalem: A Musical Celebration
Summary: Isaac Stern, in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, presents a personal tour of Jerusalem. 039 Min. VIDEO 1986

VH 0548 Islam (600-1200)
Summary: From its birthplace in Arabia, Islam grew into one of the world's greatest empires. For five centuries it kept the flame of civilization burning while Western Europe entered the Dark Ages. 306 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 0261 Islam & Democracy
Summary: This film captures the intensity of Islamic fundamentalists and the willingness of extremists to eliminate anyone with an opposing point of view. Candid interviews with Arab leaders, including President Mubarak of Egypt and King Hussein of Jordan, acknowledge the difficulties of having a Western style democracy in countries where so many are illiterate and impoverished. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 5387 Islamic Art
Summary: This program discusses the architecture and sculpture of mosques and Koranic schools, the illumination and calligraphy of sacred texts, music, the art of the garden, and the influence of the abstract arabesque on Western art. 032 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ART, MIDDLE EAST, ARCHITECTURE Series: WORLD OF ISLAM, THE

VH 5386 Islamic City, The
Summary: Describes the architecture and important areas of several Islamic cities in various areas of the Moslem world. 030 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, ARCHITECTURE Series: WORLD OF ISLAM, THE

VH 2227 Islamic Mind with Seyyed Hossein Nasr, The
Summary: Noted Islamic scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr discusses how we can have peace in the Middle East. Nasr talks about the root of Islam's attitudes toward the West, how Islam and the West can coexist and the current Western presence in the Middle East. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 1267 Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Summary: Presents a brief visual introduction to the geography, culture, and present-day life of Pakistan. 020 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY

VH 5556 Israel: A Nation is Born, Pt. 5
Summary: Former Israeli Foreign Minister, Abba Eban chronicles the events leading to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 and the subsequent conflicts. 055 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5552 Israel: A Nation is Born, Pt. I
Summary: Portrays the rise of Zionism and President Truman's mounting pressure for a Jewish State, following the Holocaust and continued post-war European Jewish plight. 055 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5553 Israel: A Nation is Born, Pt. II
Summary: This program covers the flood of immigrants returning to their traditional homeland and the development of the State of Israel in the early 1950s. 055 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5555 Israel: A Nation is Born, Pt. III
Summary: Abba Eban explains how Israel ended its isolation, culminating in the combined Anglo-French-Israeli Sinai Campaign of 1956. It concludes with Nasser plotting a maritime blockade and invasion of Israel as United Nations forces leave the area. 055 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5554 Israel: A Nation is Born, Pt. IV
Summary: This program starts with the events surrounding the Six Day War of 1967 and tells how post-war attempts to achieve peace failed and a long term war of attrition ensued. 055 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

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 5557 Israelis, The
Summary: Broadcast two weeks after the start of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, this CBS News Special Report explores the national character of different countries. Israeli journalist Amos Elon presents his personal perspective on the Israeli people. A rich selection of everyday scenes conveys the complexities of life in Israel. 036 Min. VIDEO 1973 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 1239 Italian-Ethiopian War/ Spanish Civil War
Summary: 1. Focuses on Mussolini's Italy, his dreams of an empire and his costly invasion of Ethiopia. 2. Examines fascist Spain and the Spanish Civil War. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 1806 Itam Hakim, Hopiit
Summary: An innovative, deeply affecting work rooted in Hopi history and culture. Recounts the life story of Ross Macaya, one of the last members of the tribe's storytelling clan, and various epochs in Hopi history. 058 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 5712 Ivan the Terrible: Might and Madness
Summary: A biography of Ivan IV, the Terrible, the first Russian ruler to use the title Czar and who ranks as an outstanding ruler though he committed great cruelties. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: BIOGRAPHY Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 0322 Jacksonian Persuasion, The / Reforming the Republic
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 2413 Jacoba--The Heroism of an "Ordinary" Woman
Summary: While Anne Frank was being hidden in an attic in Amsterdam, another Jewish family was similarly sheltered in a small Dutch village. The Ten Brink family was saved by an extraordinary Christian woman, Jacoba Omvlee, who hid them in a tiny attic in her windmill for three years. Documentary footage and re-enactments are interwoven in a compelling story of survival. 063 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 7274 James Fenimore Cooper
Summary: A group of scholars and historians examine Native American relations and the history of the late 18th and early 19th American frontier through the writings of James Fenimore Cooper, especially through the author's "The Last of the Mohicans." Includes a tour of the Fenimore Art Museum. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS, NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 7281 James Madison, Thomas Jefferson
Summary: A group of scholars and historians examine the nation's founding through the writings and lives of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. 142 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 1236 Japan Invades China: Crisis in the Far East,
Summary: A documentary presentation on the Chinese-Japanese War, and on the relations between Japan and the United States highlighting events preceding America's involvement in World War II. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY, U.S. HISTORY Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 0760 Japan: Of Tradition and Change
Summary: Details the many changes which have taken place in Japan during the last hundred years and shows how these changes are affecting the people, as seen through the experiences of a young woman working in Tokyo. 023 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 7066 Japanese Relocation / Tale of Two Cities
Summary: Two newsreels about the relocation of Japanese Americans and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII. "Japanese Relocation" is the official government whitewash documentary about the removal of 110, 000 Japanese (two thirds of them U.S. citizens) in the American interior. "Tale of Two Cities" shows the destructive results of atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with closeups of effects on building and materials. 023 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0788 Japanese Women
Summary: The lifestyle of women in Japan remained unchanged for centuries. But General McArthur's plan for democracy after World War II revolutionized the status of Japanese women. And yet, in some ways things have not changed. Japanese women are still searching for ways to overcome old prejudices and develop their own approach to women's liberation. 030 Min. VIDEO Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY

VH 1456 Jazz Gets Blue
Summary: Identifies the basic form and feeling of blues with reference to the classic blues style and demonstrates the application of blues to jazz. Features Willie Dixon, Roy Eldridge and Jackie McLean. 029 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: JAZZ, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: FROM JUMPSTREET

VH 1454 Jazz People
Summary: Surveys the modern forms of the uniquely American music known as jazz and explores the social and environmental factors within the Afro-American culture that contributed to its development. Uses film clips and photographs to identify numerous key individuals and groups who represent various periods in the history of Jazz. Also features Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody and Jackie McLean. 029 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: JAZZ, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: FROM JUMPSTREET

VH 1448 Jazz Vocalists
Summary: Using performances, interviews, documentary films and animation, these 13 programs explore Black musical tradition from its beginnings to its present place in American music. 029 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: JAZZ, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: FROM JUMPSTREET

VH 7600 Jerusalem, Volume 1
Summary: A documentary of the 3, 000 year history of Jerusalem, from the dawn of civilization to the latest developments in the Arab-Israeli peace talks. In the first part, "From a Dream to Destruction" examines the history of Jerusalem fro m its establishment to its destruction by the Romans in 70A.D. 100 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 7601 Jerusalem, Volume 2
Summary: Traces Jerusalem's history from the destruction of the second temple to the twentieth century. The second part traces Jerusalem's history from the destruction of the second temple to the twentieth century. Includes a look at the modern history of Jerusalem. 136 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 1871 Jerusalem: City of Peace
Summary: A vivid portrait of Jerusalem and the Arabs and Jews who live there. Hosted by Edward Asner. 028 Min. VIDEO 1987

VH 5394 Jerusalem: The Bloody Path of the Crusades
Summary: Follows the trail of "holy slaughter" from the Bosphorus to the Holy City. Moving through Syrian towns such as Edessa and Antioch, this program provides insight into the hardships experienced by the Crusaders and the atrocities they committed, including cannibalism. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: CRUSADES, THE

VH 0905 Jerusalem: Within These Walls
Summary: Discusses the principal religious faiths--Christianity, Judaism, Islam--which co-exist within Jerusalem. Looks at some of the people who choose to co-exist within the city's bounds while preserving their cultural differences. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Series: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

VH 0309 Jews of Poland, The
Summary: Filmed primarily in 1939, these five short documentary films focus on Jewish life in the Polish cities of Krakow, Vilna (Vilnius), Lwow (Lvov), Warsaw, and Biatystok. 050 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 5395 Jihad: The Rise of Saladin
Summary: This program crisscrosses Syria and Jordan to discover how the Arab world launched a counter crusade to win back Jerusalem from the Christians. Through the writings of the powerful Turkish leader Saladin, it traces the political intrigues behind Saladin's ascension to power, and the ultimate victory of the Turks. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: CRUSADES, THE

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 2374 Job at Ford's, A
Summary: By 1927, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His plain American bargain of high wages in exchange for hard work attracted tens of thousands of workers to Detroit, but it began to come apart when he hired a private police force to speed up production and spy on employees. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: GREAT DEPRESSION, THE

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

VH 5403 John F. Kennedy: A Personal Story
Summary: This video delves into the personal side of JFK. It traces the pivotal moments in Kennedy's life through archival footage and interviews with famous journalists, Hollywood actors, and White House staffers. Explores the rich legacy he left behind. 091 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY Series: BIOGRAPHY

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 3280 John Locke (Citizen Locke)
Summary: This program gives us Locke the man and the thinker. It states, explicates, and clarifies Locke's principal views by placing him in conversational settings as he returns from exile in Holland and in flashbacks with the Earl of Shaftesbury and others. Thus, what emerges is the character of Locke as well as his philosophical positions, which are explained against the political background of his time - when he himself was exiled and friends, no more revolutionary but perhaps less discreet, were drawn and quartered. 052 Min. VIDEO 1995

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 5358 Joseph Stalin: Red Terror
Summary: A biographical account of the Soviet Union's infamous dictator from his childhood in Georgia to his seminary STUDIES and domination of the Soviet people. 050 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 2226 Journey to the Occupied Lands
Summary: Examines the Israeli-occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza through a journey that explores the bitter and complex issues of land ownership, the scope and future of the Israeli settlements, the realities of Israeli military justice, and daily life under Israeli occupation. 086 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, MIDDLE EAST Series: FRONTLINE

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 1881 Juan Peron
Summary: Covers the rise and fall and rise again of Juan Peron; his death and the accession of Isabelita; the "dirty war" against opponents, with tens of thousands killed, tortured, or disappeared; the Falklands War; Raul Alfonsin; and the continued strength of the Peronista movement. 013 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

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 3802 Julian
Summary: Based on a play by James Janda about the life of Julian of Norwich; adapted by J. Michael Sparough and Roberta Nobleman. 055 Min. VIDEO

VH 6902 Julian of Norwich
Summary: This segment discusses Julian of Norwich, a 14th century English mystic who enclosed herself for life in order to fully develop her relationship with God after a series of revelations. Offers an overview of Julian's life, times and writings, along with commentary by Anne Savage of McMaster University, who discusses influential contemporary books such as Holy Maidenhood and A Guide for Anchoresses along with the reception of Julian's writings by the medieval Church. 024 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: MYSTIC WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 7835 Just Black?
Summary: Presents interviews with several articulate young men and women of mixed racial heritage. Each has one black parent and one white, Asian or Hispanic second parent. They share their views on their struggle to establish, acquire and assert a racial identity. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 7981 Justice and the Generals
Summary: On December 2, 1980, three nuns and one lay worker were abducted, raped, and murdered by El Salvadoran National Guardsmen. This documentary covers the initial investigation, the trial of the Guardsmen, and later attempts to bring to justice in United States federal district court the senior Salvadoran general s, in a civil lawsuit filed by the families of the murdered churchwomen. 086 Min. VIDEO 2002

VH 1245 Justice Sandra Day O'Conner
Summary: The Supreme Court's first female Justice talks with Moyers about her role and the Constitution. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: IN SEARCH OF THE CONSTITUTION WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 4805 Keita: The Heritage of the Griot
Summary: Keita introduces Americans to one of the most important works of African oral literature, The Sundjata Epic. The film frames its dramatization of this legend within the story of a contemporary young African's initiation into the history of his family. In Jula and French with English subtitles. Directed by: Dani Kouyate. 094 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, DRAMA Series: LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA

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 mayo r. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, SOCIOLOGY, U.S. HISTORY, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: EYES ON THE PRIZE II

VH 1877 Kibbutz Daphna
Summary: An in-depth look at the life and daily routine in a Kibbutz in Northern Israel. 028 Min. VIDEO

VH 5679 King Henry VIII
Summary: Flamboyant, headstrong, and outrageous, Henry VIII was a man of passions and appetites. In this program, the Tudor king's life, including details of his six marriages, is examined, with a special focus on his role in the Protestant Reformation and self appointed position as the supreme head of the Church of England. 030 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 7631 Kingdom of the Khazars, The, Tape 1
Summary: A trip with journalist Ehud Yaari to remote regions of the Caucasus--the Volga delta, the Crimean peninsula and the steppes of the Don--in search of the vanished Jewish kingdom of Khazaria which thrived from the sixth through the 10th centuries. 162 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 7632 Kingdom of the Khazars, The, Tape 2
Summary: A trip with journalist Ehud Yaari to remote regions of the Caucasus--the Volga delta, the Crimean peninsula and the steppes of the Don--in search of the vanished Jewish kingdom of Khazaria which thrived from the sixth through the 10th centuries. 162 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 7924 Knorosov: The Decipherment of the Mayan Script
Summary: Reviews the history of attempts to decipher Mayan glyphs, finally accomplished by Yuri V. Knorosov, who in 1952 while working at the Russian Institute of Ethnography discovered the key to the Mayan writing system. 057 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 6986 Know Your Enemy - Japan
Summary: Propaganda film made during World War II which was intended to acquaint the American soldier with his Japanese counterpart. Explains how the religious, political, cultural, and economic history of Japan contributed toward making it a formidable foe. Compiled from authentic newsreel, official United Nations, and captured enemy film. Some reenactments under War Dept. direction. Director: Frank Capra. 063 Min. VIDEO 1945 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 4770 Knowledge or Certainty
Summary: More dilemmas confront today's scientists, from nuclear energy, to the development of weaponry, to human experiments. Bronowski offers his personal views. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 3038 Korea: War, Prosperity and Democracy
Summary: The Korean War Revisited, Korea 1995, The Open World, The Open Future, Seoul Olympic Arts Festival. 093 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 2194 Kosovo: A Short History: Forum, Part 1 of 2
Summary: Author Noel Malcolm discusses his book "Kosovo, A Short History." Mr. Malcolm talked about the long standing cultural divisions of Kosovo, deconstructing many Serbian myths which fuel the conflict. After his remarks, panelists responded separately and then questions where taken from the audience. 130 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 2195 Kosovo: A Short History: Forum, Part 2 of 2
Summary: Author Noel Malcolm discusses his book "Kosovo, A Short History." Mr. Malcolm talked about the long standing cultural divisions of Kosovo, deconstructing many Serbian myths which fuel the conflict. After his remarks, panelists responded separately and then questions where taken from the audience. 130 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 3498 Kosovo: Of Blood and History
Summary: Using eyewitness accounts, maps, and footage of historic events, this program examines the history behind the long-standing conflict between Serbs and Kosovar Albanians. 041 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 2249 Kristallnacht: The Journey from 1938 to 1988
Summary: Living witnesses of the Crystal Night or "night of breaking glass" recall the horrors of the destruction and violence which left hundreds of German and Austrian synagogues burned and wrecked, thousands of Jewish businesses vandalized and the glass of broken windows littering the streets. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: HOLOCAUST COLLECTION

VH 4876 Kwame Ture Tribute
Summary: Supporters gathered at a fund-raising tribute for Kwame Ture, who was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. They talked about his civil rights activities since the 1960's and expressed their affection for him and their gratitude for his work. Mr. Ture spoke about the need for coordinated long range planning and thinking as well as action by African Americans to obtain more political and economic power. He emphasized that the masses must unite in an independent movement to attain this goal. 117 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

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 3199 Kwanzaa: A Cultural Celebration
Summary: Kwanzaa, originally created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga as a black nationalist alternative to Christmas, has become a more and more widely observed cultural holiday. It provides African Americans with a unique celebration that is rooted in the rich African tradition of their ancestors and the symbolism of the African harvest. This program offers a look through the eyes of African Americans at the principles and practices of this joyous holiday. 029 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3636 Kyrgyzstan
Summary: Located in the heart of central Asia, the newly independent republic of Kyrgyzstan has historically been a crossroads of trade and culture. Consequently, the mountainous country is home to tremendous ethnic and cultural diversity. Through the eyes of local students, "DESTINATION: KYRGYZSTAN" shows how the people of Kyrgyzstan are working to rebuild their economy and reclaim their heritage. 022 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: DESTINATION

VH 4768 Ladder of Creation
Summary: Journeys from the valleys of Wales to the jungles of the Amazon to explore the controversy swirling around the startling new theory of evolution developed simultaneously by Alfred Wallace and Charles Darwin. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 0196 Land of Olympia, The
Summary: Opens with a car trip through the Greek countryside, past streams and herds of sheep and donkeys bearing loads, until we come upon the ruins of a peaceful, lush and green valley which has come to be known as Olympia, "the inspiration of poets and a place of enduring fame." The narration is both interesting and informative and details the history and development of the Greek race and nation, the international event we now know and enjoy every four years 021 Min. VIDEO Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 8192 Landmark American Trials: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, 1951
Summary: Examines the trial of Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel, amid the fear of Communism during the 1950's and their conviction for furnishing information on the atomic bomb to Soviet Union. Their trial and execution remains controversial to this day. 044 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 8190 Landmark American Trials: Sacco & Vanzetti, 1921
Summary: Examines the historic trial of two Italian immigrants and the political issues of immigration in Dedham, Massachusetts, for murder and robbery and anarchy that surround it. 046 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 8189 Landmark American Trials: Scopes Trial, 1925
Summary: A young teacher in Tennessee is put on trial for teaching Darwinian evolution. Examines the historic trial that focused on the teaching of evolution I n public schools and the constitutional issues of freedom of speech, separation of church and state, and due process. 045 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 8191 Landmark American Trials: Scottsboro Boys, 1931
Summary: Examines the trials of nine young black men accused of rape and the atmosphere of racism they faces in the South. 046 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4641 Last Battle of the Gulf War, The
Summary: The story of how Gulf War Syndrome came into existence, examining the psychology of war, the politics of veterans's affairs, and the role of the media and the biomedical research community. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 7873 Last Full Measure, The
Summary: The battle of Gettysburg is told through the use of still pictures, dra wings, and the landscape as it is today. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

VH 4530 Last Khan of Khans
Summary: This program traces the life of the fifth Great Khan, Kublai Khan, who preferred to make his home in China, where he ruled as the first emperor of the Yuan dynasty. He set out to unite the entire nation. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: MONGOLS: STORM FROM THE EAST

VH 5534 Last Marranos, The
Summary: The forcibly converted Jews of Portugal, called Marranos continued to secretly practice their religion. This film looks at the village of Belmonte, Portugal. Its rites and prayers are an amalgam of Christianity and bits of Judaism preserved through the ages. 065 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 1176 Last of the Blue Devils, The: The Movie About Kansas City
Summary: Presents the story of Kansas City music in the twenties and thirties, when this Midwestern city acquired an intense concentration of nightlife. Includes performances by, and interviews with, Count Basie and his orchestra, Bennie Motten and his orchestra, Joe Turner, Jay McShann, Charlie Parker, and the Oklahoma Blue Devils. 090 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, JAZZ, DANCE

VH 0311 Last Sea, The
Summary: Hebrew, Yiddish & French with English subtitles. 1945-1948: The story of the Jewish exodus from Europe to the land of Israel." 090 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 4468 Late Middle Ages, The / The National Monarchies
Summary: The 14th and 15th centuries were an era of war: civil war, town revolts, and heresies within the church. All this contributed to the shaping of a new kind of state as the towns developed wage labor. / A new humanist culture began to supplant the Middle Ages as kings strengthened their powers with organized state monarchies. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 4501 Legacies
Summary: Vietnam is in the Soviet orbit, poorer than ever, at war on two fronts; America's legacy includes more than 500, 000 refugees, 2.5 million Vietnam veter ans and some questions that won't go away. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: VIETNAM: A TELEVISION HISTORY

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 5725 Legacy of King Coal, The
Summary: Tells the story of coal mining in the United States from the labor violence of the late 19th century to the high-tech mining of today. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: EMPIRES OF INDUSTRY

VH 3201 Legacy of the Incas, The
Summary: This program covers the legacy of the Incas, taking viewers from a laboratory where an Inca mummy is X-rayed, through a number of the impressive Inca sites in and around Cuzco, explaining Inca religious beliefs, and demonstrating the Inca system of terracing and agriculture. 043 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 1386 Legacy of the Shoguns, The
Summary: Examines the legacy of the Tokugawa Shoguns to explain why the Japanese are the world's most law abiding society, the nature of the Japanese police and prison system, their educational system, discrimination and prejudice in Japan, Japanese entertainment, and foreign relations since the opening of Japan in the mid-19th century. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: JAPAN

VH 5916 Lenin According to Lenin
Summary: This program uses Lenin's own words to tell the story of the Bolshevik rise to power: the overthrow of the Tsar and the Kerensky government, the efforts at world Communist revolutions and the readiness to compromise in order to save the revolution in the Soviet Union, the ascendancy of the struggle against socialism over the struggle against capitalism. 058 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 3637 Lesotho
Summary: Takes viewers to the southern cone of Africa to visit the mountain kingdom of Lesotho. Often referred to as "The Roof of Africa, " the country consist mainly of rugged mountains rising more than 11, 000 feet above sea level. In fact, the lowlands and foothills, in which most of the nation's one and a half million people live, comprise less than one third of the country's land. 022 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: GEOGRAPHY Series: DESTINATION

VH 5701 Lessons of Kosovo: The Limits of Air Power
Summary: The U.S. and its NATO allies relied on air power to stop Serbian aggression against ethnic Albanians in the province of Kosovo. Did NATO bombs and missiles stop ethnic cleansing? How effective were NATO warplanes in attacking Serb forces? 029 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6217 Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the New Frontier
Summary: The exciting adventure of Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, who risked their lives and journeyed over 8, 000 miles to chart the overland route to Oregon. Along the way, they encountered Indians, and collected new plant specimens and minerals. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 5368 Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, Pt. 1
Summary: Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriweather Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them. 240 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 5369 Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, Pt. 2
Summary: Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriweather Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them. 240 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6888 Liberty: The American Revolution, Vol. 1
Summary: A documentary of the American Revolution. chronicles events leading up to the war, the revolution, and the writing of the Constitution. Features dramatic readings from letters and diaries of the period, comments by historians, and live-action recreation. Volume 1: The Reluctant Revolutionaries. 120 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

VH 6889 Liberty: The American Revolution, Vol. 2
Summary: Volume 2: The times that try men's souls; Oh fatal ambition. A documentary of the American Revolution. Chronicles events leading up to the war, the revolution, and the writing of the Constitution. Features dramatic readings from letters and diaries of the period, comments by historians, and live-action recreations. 120 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

VH 6890 Liberty: The American Revolution, Vol. 3
Summary: Volume 3: The world turned upside down; Are we to be a nation. A documentary of the revolution, and the writing of the Constitution. Features dramatic readings from letters and diaries of the period, comments by historians, and live-action recreations. 120 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

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 3496 Life and Times of Josef Stalin, The
Summary: A documentary story of the man who subverted the Russian Revolution. The program follows the struggles and betrayals of the 20's, the atrocities of the 30's, the carnage of the War, the sleight of hand by which Stalin imposed his conditions on Roosevelt and Churchill, and the end of this demented man. 090 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 0966 Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, The
Summary: Five women reminisce about their jobs and working experiences during World War II, which contrast somewhat with the popular American "Rosie the Riveter" legend and myth. 065 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY

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

VH 7875 Lifting the Fog
Summary: Investigates the historical motives that led to the building and use of the atomic bomb. 058 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

VH 5267 Lifting the Yoke: Ukraine
Summary: The starting point of this video is the concept that nation is where your graves are. This program examines the emotional effects of the establishment--or reestablishment of an independent Ukraine. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: NATIONALISM: BLOOD AND BELONGING

VH 0338 Limited Government and the Rule of Law / Federalism
Summary: Documentary hosted by Bill Moyers which shows how basic concepts in the Constitution have developed throughout United States history. Historical sites associated with the concepts are featured and programs conclude with a final scene that raises questions for viewers to discuss and debate. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: U.S. CONSTITUTION

VH 3638 Lithuania
Summary: In 1991, the Baltic state of Lithuania became the first republic to declare its independence from the Soviet Union. Today, Lithuanians are struggling to rebuild their economy and reclaim their heritage. Explores the impact of these changes on the lives of students and their communities. 022 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: DESTINATION

VH 0742 Living in America: A Hundred Years Of Ybor City
Summary: Celebrates the long and rich tradition of Latin culture in this country in its vivid portrayal of Ybor City, Florida. 053 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 0904 Living Treasures of Japan
Summary: Profiles nine artisans and performing artists who are recognized by law as "holders of important intangible cultural properties" and are charged with publicly exhibiting their works and teaching their artistry to apprentices. Pays visits to a potter, doll sculptor, puppeteer, paper maker, koto musician, sword maker, textile weaver and dyer, kabuki theater actor, and bell maker. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, ART Series: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

VH 6047 London: 1066 - 1500, Medieval London
Summary: Describes London between the years 1066 - 1500, during which Westminster Abbey was rebuilt, the first stone bridge across the Thames was built, the Black Death occurred, the growth of London as the axis of world power shifted from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, and the birth of rules governing life in the incredibly crammed city. 020 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: LONDON: THE MAKING OF A CITY

VH 6048 London: 1500 - 1666, Tudor and Stuart London
Summary: Describes the development of the city of London between 1500 and 1666, beginning with the reign of Henry VIII and ending with the plaque of 1665 and the Great Fire. Quotes from the last words of Thomas More and Anne Boleyn, shows the tower dungeons, and explores the private execution ground on the Tower green. 020 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: LONDON: THE MAKING OF A CITY

VH 6049 London: 1667 - 1830, Stuart and Georgian London
Summary: After the Great Fire of 1666, there were carefully conceived and well designed plans for the rebuilding of London which - in a foreshadowing of modern time - came to nought as private interest won out over the public policy. The program shows Christopher Wren's original design for St. Paul's Cathedral, covers the Tower of London, explains the effect of the fire and population shift westward, the appearance of Tudor houses and Elizabethan dress, the end of the reign of Charles I, and the mores of Stuart and Georgian London. 020 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: LONDON: THE MAKING OF A CITY

VH 6050 London: 1836 - 1870, Early Victorian London
Summary: When Victoria ascended the throne, there were one and a half million Londoners; at her death, there were four and a half million, a population explosion spurred by the Irish potato famine and new laws which allowed Jews escaping from Russian pogroms to immigrate. London was the largest city in the world. New bridges opened up the city; railroads and docks brought people and goods. The 1851 Crystal Palace exhibition was the largest greenhouse in the world, a symbol of Britannic imperial might. Living conditions for the poor became worse, but there was some effort to develop decent low income housing and washhouses with running water. 020 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: LONDON: THE MAKING OF A CITY

VH 6051 London: 1851 - 1897, Late Victorian London
Summary: Describes London from 1850 - 1897, as railways began to carve up London, the great expropriations of land began, suburbia was born, and sewers were constructed to combat cholera in 1865. By 1900, the outlines of modern London had been fixed, the population had reached 6.5 million, and living conditions for the poor continued to worsen while the more fortunate enjoyed the good life. 020 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: LONDON: THE MAKING OF A CITY

VH 6046 London: 543 - 1066, Romans, Saxons, Vikings
Summary: Describes London between the years 43 - 1066, during which the Romans arrived and created Londinium as a base for conquering England. Also tells of the Roman's departure, the arrival of the barbarians and the arrival of William, London's last conqueror. 020 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: LONDON: THE MAKING OF A CITY

VH 2167 Lonely Struggle, The
Summary: Dr. Marek Edelman is the only remaining survivor of the Jewish high command of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising. Director Willy Lindwer provides a look at the doctor's present life in Warsaw, Poland, where he is involved in the Solidarity trade movement, and provides historic footage of the Warsaw battle against the Nazis. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 1350 Long Chain, The
Summary: When a Scottish inventor found a way to produce pitch from coal tar, he found the market for pitch used to protect ship's hulls had shifted to using copper. His experiments with coal tar instead yielded gaslight lamps, waterproof garments and nylon, first of the miracle plastics. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: CONNECTIONS

VH 4772 Long Childhood, The
Summary: In this closing film, Dr, Bronowski draws together the many threads of this series as he takes stock of humanity's complex and sometimes precarious ascent. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 2208 Longest Hatred, The: The History of Anti-Semitism Pt. 2
Summary: Two videos, VH 2207 & 2208. Drawing on interviews with Semites and anti-Semites, as well as prominent scholars in Europe, America, and the Middle East, this program traces anti-Semitism from its earliest manifestations in antiquity to the recent ominous outbreaks in Germany, Russia, and elsewhere. 150 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 1529 Looking for Perestroika
Summary: Visits to various enterprises in the Soviet Union and the economic ministry in the Kremlin and interviews with workers, state managers, entrepreneurs and economists reveal the progress and problems of economic reform and the Russian people's conflicting opinions about 'perestroika'. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: INSIDE GORBACHEV'S USSR

VH 6106 Lost in the Grand Canyon
Summary: Documentary depicts John Wesley Powell's perilous thousand mile expedition through the uncharted canyons of the Green and Colorado Rivers. 060 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY

VH 6041 Lost Wooden Synagogues of Eastern Europe, The
Summary: This program documents the few remaining wooden synagogues in Lithuania and Latvia. The film tells the story of the synagogues, their art, architecture and the life that surrounds them before World War II and what has happened to them since. 048 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ARCHITECTURE

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 6151 Louisiana Purchase, The
Summary: Covers the purchase of New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon and Jefferson's subsequent effort to obtain the West Florida area from Spain. For a small pittance, the United States doubled its size. 020 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

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 3578 Love and Romance
Summary: This program looks back at a hundred years of love and the changing fortunes of the institution of marriage. The program chronicles the many ways people have flirted, wooed and courted in this century. It looks at some unusual practices, including Moonie-style mass weddings, and speaks with numerous people, including a couple married for fifty years, a couple who agreed to years of celibacy before their mass marriage, and a G.I. bride who married an American serviceman because he spoke like the film stars she'd grown up watching in movies. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: SOCIOLOGY Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 0250 Love and the Goddess
Summary: Featuring Joseph Campbell. Interviewed by Bill Moyers. Campbell talks about romantic love, & addresses questions about the image of woman - as goddess, virgin, Mother Earth. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: POWER OF MYTH, THE

VH 7982 Love Stories: White Girl in Search of the Party
Summary: In 1943, Pauline Podbrey fell in love with Communist Party and trade un on hero, H.A. Haidoo. Told through the eyes of Pauline, now living in Cape Town, and with the testimony of their daughters and friends. 025 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 4760 Lower than the Angels
Summary: Anatomical as well as intellectual changes gave rise to man's superiority among the animals, shown by new computer techniques, x-rays and slow motion photography. An Olympic athlete in action illustrates the complex interweaving of mind and body. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

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

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

VH 2542 Luddites, The
Summary: Skilled workers in the wool industry in Yorkshire in 1812 faced unemployment when new machines were introduced into the mills. This docudrama presents their response: first, an unsuccessful attempt to communicate with the mill owners and managers; then, the violent destruction of the machines. 050 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6085 Lynchburg Story, The : Eugenic Sterilization in America
Summary: Describes the mind set that gave birth to eugenic sterilization in the U.S. Between 1927 and 1972, over 8, 000 Virginia children were sterilized because the state decided they were unfit to reproduce. Victims tell how they were taken from their families and forced to live in the infamous Lynchburg colony. 055 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

VH 6499 Macedonians, The
Summary: Phillip II, who became king in 359 B.C. amassed an army that was the best the world had yet seen. By conquest, threat, and treaty he made himself master of the entire Greek peninsula. His son Alexander the Great continued the expansion and at his death Macedonia ruled an area reaching to India. This video presents the typical experience of a warrior in this military culture. 026 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: ANCIENT TRIBES

VH 7620 Mach One: The Sound Barrier
Summary: Tells the story of how the sound barrier was broken in 1947, opening the way to supersonic flight. Includes interviews with Chuck Yeager, Mac McKendry, James Young, Jack Russell, Walt Williams, Bob Cardenas, and Bob Hoover. 049 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 2882 Machu Picchu Revealed
Summary: We may never know why it was built or what concerned the people of Machu Picchu, but the magnificent Incan ruin high in the Peruvian Andes continues to inspire the people of the world. 020 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN

VH 3579 Mad, Mad Century
Summary: This program explores the funny face of the newsreels and the inside story of the people who made them. It features the humorous clips and eccentric oddities which were added to spice up more serious newsreels stories. Two cameramen who filmed all over the world in the most difficult of circumstances, and an editor, recount their most interesting tales from the front. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 6118 Magna Carta
Summary: Examines the myth and reality of the Magna Carta, what is said, why it was signed, who benefitted, and what it stood for. 022 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6120 Mahatma Gandhi: The Great Soul Lives
Summary: Traces the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi from London, where he first studied law; to South Africa, where he established his first ashram; to India, where he worked tirelessly for independence. Seeks to understand the essence of the man and his philosophy. 060 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 2713 Maids, The
Summary: Domestic service has long been branded as demeaning work: it involves long hours, menial toil and low pay. Historically it has been one of the only occupations open to Black women in this country. As Black women have begun to move away from domestic labor into other jobs, white-owned entrepreneurial maid services employing primarily white women have arisen. This intriguing and articulate documentary looks at the history of domestic work. 028 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY

VH 4766 Majestic Clockwork
Summary: In the evolution of physics, the contributions of Newton and Einstein occupy center stage. Newton's elegant description of the universe was turned on end when Einstein introduced his theory of relativity. This program explores the physics revolution that ensued. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: PHYSICS, ANTHROPOLOGY Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 6124 Majesty: Kings and Queens of England, Vol. 1
Summary: Using period images, contemporary accounts and character reenactments, these programs explore the life and times of the English monarchy from the Dark Ages to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Volume 1 explores the history of the British monarchy, from the dark days of Anglo-Saxon times to the reign of Elizabeth I. 051 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6125 Majesty: Kings and Queens of England, Vol. 2
Summary: Using period images, contemporary accounts and character reenactments, these programs explore the life and times of the English monarchy from the Dark Ages to the reign of Elizabeth II. Volume 2 explores the life and times of the monarchy from the turbulent years of Charles I, the joy of the Restoration, the uneasy Hanover period, the somber reign of Queen Victoria, and the constitutional crisis caused by the abdication of Edward VIII. 051 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6960 Make Love, Not War, Red Spring, China
Summary: Episode 13: Western economies grow and prosper, fueled partly by armaments production. Rejecting their parent's affluence and the Cold War, many of the young protest and rebel. There is racial violence in U.S. inner cities while rock music comes to express the mood of a disenchanted generation. Episode 14 : In the Soviet bloc, communist rule stifles ambition and achievement. Soviet defense expenditure cripples economic growth. The young lust for totems of America's youth culture - blue jeans and rock-n-roll. Episode 15: Chinese communists win the longest civil war in 20th century history. Mao's land reforms are popular but in 1958, he embarks on a series of catastrophic change. China maintains an increasingly uneasy relationship with Soviet Union. In 1960 the Sino-Soviet split paves the way for President Nixon's historic visit to Beijing. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 0561 Making of Russia, The (1480-1860)
Summary: From the Viking expansion the first Russian dynasty - the Ruriks was created. The rise of Muscovy and the later conquests of Siberia. In the 17th century, under Peter the Great St. Petersburg was built. Under Catherine the Great and her successors Russia developed into a power in the west. Peasant unrest led to the disintegration of the Russian Tsars. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 0562 Making of the U.S.A., The (1776-1890)
Summary: The signing of the Declaration of independence in 1776, the expansion westwards, the Louisiana Purchase, the Indian wars are all examined together with slavery and the civil War; the great increase in population, inventiveness, and industrial output would make America one of the most powerful countries in the world. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: WORLD, THE

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

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

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

VH 7885 Malcolm X: Make it Plain
Summary: Through the memories of people who had close personal and working relationships, archival footage, and photographs, this film documents the life and work of Malcolm X, a Black Muslim and political philosopher who struggled for the human dignity of black people. Directed by Orlando Bagwell. Originally broadcast on the television program THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. 139 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY

VH 7838 Mali & Senegal
Summary: Video reviews the influence of Islam on West Africa, with particular focus on the rapid growth of the religion in Senegal and Mali. 049 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: ECONOMICS Series: AFRICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY

VH 0818 Man Who Would Be President, The (1917-1956)
Summary: Three videocassettes, VH 0818-0820. A documentary biography of J.F. Kennedy from childhood to death. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY Series: J.F. KENNEDY: A CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE AND TIMES

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 1340 Mandela
Summary: The story of Nelson and Winnie Mandela is about one couple standing for a whole nation's political history. It is a stirring tale of passion and reason in a land still divided by racial prejudice and hate. Director: Philip Saville. 135 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 7857 Mandela in America
Summary: The authorized behind-the-scenes look at Nelson Mandela's U.S. Freedom Tour. Provides an insider's view of the most memorable public and private moments of his trip and his message on the fight against apartheid. 090 Min. VIDEO 1990

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

VH 0323 Manifest Destiny / Agitation and Compromise
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 4047 Mao Years, The
Summary: Part 1, Catch the Stars and Moon: 1949-1960. Part 2, It's Right to Rebel!: 1960-1976. 118 Min. VIDEO Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: CHINA

VH 2163 March of the Living
Summary: Story of the Holocaust as told by the young people of today through their words, letters, poetry and music. 056 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 6182 Marco Polo: Journey to the East
Summary: Marco Polo opened up China to westerners, forged the Silk Road and introduced pasta to Italy. This documentary traces his life from start to finish, following his route to the court of Kublai Khan, to Java, Ceylon and India. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995 Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 2964 Marcus Garvey
Summary: Series presents twelve new profiles on influential African Americans. Contains biographical material, interviews with experts, archival footage, and period music. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY Series: BLACK AMERICANS OF ACHIEVEMENT VIDEO COLLECTION II, THE

VH 6916 Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
Summary: Uses a wealth of archival film, photographs and documents to uncover the story of this Jamaican immigrant who between 1916 and 1921 built the largest black mass movement in world history. 090 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN

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 4908 Margaret Sanger
Summary: Birth control advocate, self-styled libertarian, and ardent proponent of women's rights--Margaret Sanger was all of these. 087 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6309 Margaret Sanger: A Public Nuisance
Summary: Stages parts of the life of Margaret Sanger through reading from her interviews and writings. Covers her fight against the Comstock Law and her work in Brownsville (Brooklyn) at the first birth control clinic. Includes original photographs, sound recordings, and archival film footage. 029 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, U.S. HISTORY

VH 6904 Margery Kempe
Summary: In this segment Kathy Garay of McMaster University presents Margery Kempe's unconventional life in context. Topics such as bridal mysticism are discussed, along with Kempe's pilgrimage to Jerusalem. She risked the charge of heresy in following her visions. 024 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: MYSTIC WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 7275 Mark Twain
Summary: Scholars and guests examine the Reconstruction era, the Gilded Age and race relations through the writings of Mark Twain. 146 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 3640 Marshall Islands, The
Summary: Introduces students to the culture and geography of the Marshall Islands, a newly independent North Pacific country. Beginning with the formation of the islands as coral atolls, the video emphasizes the influences geography has had on the lifestyle of the islanders through the years. Also emphasized are the efforts being made to preserve local traditions in the face of rapid economic and social change. 020 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: DESTINATION

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

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 7284 Mary Chesnut
Summary: Guest examine the social, political and military history of the Civil War ear from Confederate perspective, by examining the journals of Mary Chesnut. 150 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS

VH 0251 Masks of Eternity
Summary: Featuring Joseph Campbell. Interviewed by Bill Moyers. Campbell provides challenging insights into the concepts of God, religion & eternity, as revealed in Christian teachings & the beliefs of Buddhists, Navaho Indians, Schopenhauer, Jung & others. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: POWER OF MYTH, THE

VH 1534 McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter
Summary: Documents the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings through excerpts from the television footage shot during the six weeks of hearings. Includes remarks by Paul Newman, who places the excerpts in historical perspectives. 055 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 2375 Mean Things Happening
Summary: In the American democracy of the 1930's, two visions of liberty collided as working women and men battled landowners and factory managers for the right to join a union. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: GREAT DEPRESSION, THE

VH 6900 Medieval Mind, The: Fires of Faith, The
Summary: This segment discusses papal reactions to church dissidents. Thirteenth century fragmentation of religious orders into various sects is examined. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6901 Medieval Mind, The: The Jeweled City, The Cathedral of Chartres
Summary: This segment offers a narrated tour of the Cathedral of Chartres built from 1150 to 1220, along with a historical portrait of the political and religious fervor of the medieval architects who saw it through to completion. The tour concludes with a look at Beauvais Cathedral. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ARCHITECTURE

VH 6735 Meet the Great Inventors
Summary: A look at famous inventors through skits, humor and graphics. Inventors such as Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Louis Pasteur, Marie Curie, Henry Ford, Wright brothers, Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, George Eastman, Eli Whitney, Samuel Morse, and Johann Gutenberg. 054 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 3068 Meiji Period, The (1868-1912)
Summary: The arrival of commodore Perry in 1854 set the stage for Japan's dramatic leap from the Middle Ages in to modernity. The ports of Japan were forced open; the English, French Russians and Dutch promptly demanded and got the same privileges. In 1868, the last shogun gave way to a 15-year-old emperor, who dressed in Western-styles and forms deepened as the Japanese learned colonialism as well, spreading their influence and their sovereignty in Formosa. 053 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY Series: JAPAN PAST AND PRESENT

VH 0133 Meiji Transformation, The
Summary: A program in the course: Japan, the changing tradition. Uses drawings, period films and sound effects in chronicling the reign of Meiji, Emperor of Japan. 028 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 4435 Meiji: Asia's Response to the West
Summary: Discusses Commodore Perry's invasion of Tokyo Bay and the ensuing trade treaty with the US which ended Japan's 250 year seclusion. Mobilized by the charismatic leader, Emperor Meiji, Japan reorganized its society and cast aside centuries of tradition to become the first industrially under-developed nation to become a modern world power. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: PACIFIC CENTURY, THE

VH 1870 Memorandum
Summary: Directed by John Spotton & Donald Brittain. The memorandum was Hitler's & the subject was the solution to the "Jewish problem." In this film, a Jew who escaped that solution takes a holiday from his glazier's shop to Bergen Belsen. In traveling through the new Germany, this man remembers; scenes still vivid in his mind are recalled in flashback. 058 Min. VIDEO 1965 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 3079 Memories of Berlin: Twilight of Weimar Culture
Summary: The metropolis and the era captured by this film were both unique in the light of history. In the 1920's, the city of Berlin was one of the grand capitals of the world. It had presence, atmosphere, and the sense that the impossible could happen at any moment. Unfortunately, the impossible arrived in the demoniacal destiny of a man called Hitler. 072 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 2248 Memory of the Camps
Summary: More than forty years ago, British and American film crews working in Europe entered Nazi concentration camps and found tragic evidence of the machinery of genocide, a fact that some people some people still refuse to accept. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: HOLOCAUST COLLECTION

VH 4458 Mesopotamia / From Bronze to Iron
Summary: The oasis between the rivers was Mesopotamia, a land of fantastic gods and ruthless pragmatism. Mesopotamia was also the source of the origins of western laws, trade and money. / As the empires of Assyria, Babylonia and Persia collapsed, cities grew around the Mediterranean and civilization spread through war and the distribution of booty. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 6997 Mesopotamia: I Have Conquered the River
Summary: This episode looks at Lower Mesopotamia. Literallly "the land between the rivers, " Mesopotamia was host to some of the world's earliest and most powerful civilizations. Shot on location, this program seeks to understand how the Sumerian city states, cradled by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, built a vibrant agricultural economy, and why, after centuries, the wheat crop suddenly failed. VIDEO 2001 Series: MESSAGES FROM THE PAST

VH 7876 Mesopotamia: Return to Eden
Summary: The roots of the world's religions lie in the valley of Mesopotamia's Fertile Crescent. Here archaeologists are digging for the sites of Biblical stories, and unearthing clues to the dawn of civilization. 052 Min. VIDEO 1995

VH 0247 Message of the Myth, The
Summary: The creation of the world has fascinated mankind for centuries. Even today, scientists, philosophers & theologians continue to debate the origin of the universe. Campbell compares the creation story in Genesis with creation stories from around the world. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: POWER OF MYTH, THE

VH 4351 Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Aztecs
Summary: Without contact with Europe or Asia, the Mexican Indian Nations used their own great skills to build magnificent cities. But in 1519, as Hernando Cortez came ashore under the Spanish flag, it was the beginning of the end. Leading armored men with sophisticated weapons and thousands of Mexican allies, Cortez challenged the empire of the Aztecs. 049 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN Series: 500 NATIONS

VH 0374 Middle Ages, The
Summary: Traces the social, economic, and cultural development of Western Europe during the Middle Ages. 030 Min. VIDEO 1973 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4466 Middle Ages, The / The Feudal Order
Summary: The 14th and 15th centuries were an ear of war: civil war, town revolts, and heresies within the church. All this contributed to the shaping of a new kind of state as the towns developed wage labor. / Society stabilized into the feudal order of nobles to protect property and people, clerics to protect their souls, and peasants to provide food for everyone. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 5684 Middle East 1900 - 1956
Summary: Chronicles the history of the Middle East from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the Suez Crisis. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 5685 Middle East 1956 - 1991
Summary: Chronicles the history of the Middle East from the Suez Crisis to the Gulf War using newsreel footage. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 0710 Middlemen: The Pivotal Role of the Middle East, The
Summary: At the center of the known world for centuries, the Middle East was a geographical, commercial, ethnic, and religious crossroads. And Middle Eastern were the world's "middlemen" - and ethnocultural blend the elements of which illuminate both the Middle Eastern sensibility and the region's current instability. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 3382 Midnight Ramble - The Story Of the Black Film Industry
Summary: Recounts the history of a remarkable film industry that produced close to 500 movies for African-American audiences between 1910 and World War II. The success of D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" in 1915 helped inspire the formation of more than thirty "race" movie companies who sought to counteract the loathsome stereotypes shown in the film. By the 1920's, these companies were producing films that gave a more dignified view of African-American life in hundreds of movie theaters. 057 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: COMMUNICATION, AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, THE

VH 5889 Midwife's Tale, A
Summary: The life of Martha Ballard, a frontier midwife in Hallowell, Maine, is reconstructed from her diary by historian Laural Ulrich. 088 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 0767 Mighty Volga, The
Summary: A cruise down the Volga River reveals many aspects of life in the Soviet Union. Shows an automobile factory, a caviar processing plant, a hydroelectric plant, and an open air market. 025 Min. VIDEO 1977 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

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

VH 4513 Miracle at Moreaux
Summary: Three Jewish children fleeing from Nazi-occupied France find refuge in a Catholic school. At first the other children are afraid to shelter the refugees, but the children come to understand and sympathize with the trios' plight and risk their lives to protect them. Together they devise a dangerous plan to help the children reach the border and freedom. 058 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: DRAMA

VH 4698 Mirror, Mirror Northern Ireland
Summary: This program focuses on the Loyalists of Northern Ireland. They are at home in Northern Ireland, but seem most at home when invoking the past to justify their present opinions. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: NATIONALISM BLOOD AND BELONGING

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

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

VH 0566 Modern World, The (1945)
Summary: Post war reconstruction. East-West conflict grows; the cold war. Colonial wars and post colonial wars in SE Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Man's major achievements in the sciences and social systems. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 0550 Mongol Onslaught, The (800-1500)
Summary: The terrorizing campaigns of the Mongols led by Genghis Khan were legendary for their military skills and superb horsemanship. They went on to great one of the largest empires in world history. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 6404 Monuments Are For Men, Waffles Are For Women
Summary: A class at Ohio University provide discussion about the impermanence of work done by women and the permanence of work done by men in the U.S. Categories examined are U.S. currency, holidays, last names, shopping, sports, language, vocations, and buildings. 036 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY

VH 0240 Monuments to Progress
Summary: Shows how the Industrial Revolution marked changes as great as the French Revolution, bringing in unsettling Western ideas such as nationalism and socialism. Covers the age of industry, the Italian nationalist Garibaldi, and the French socialist Jean Jaures. 050 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 2178 More Than Broken Glass: Memories of Kristallnacht
Summary: Narrated by Ken Olin. The sounds of broken glass, on the night of November 9, 1938, will be forever etched in the collective memory of the Jewish people. It was the night that the Nazis publicly & blatantly announced to the world that they had declared open war on the Jewish people. Through archival footage, photographs & first hand interviews with witnesses, this video forms a sharp portrait of the time & events. 057 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 1243 Mortimer Adler: Teaching the Constitution
Summary: In an eleven-part series, Bill Moyers discusses the history of the Constitution, how it has been interpreted, and how it affects nearly every aspect of our lives. Includes conversations with Supreme Court Justices Blackmun, Brennan, O'Connor and Powell, and scholars Ronald Dworkin, Mortimer Adler, and Martin Marty. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: IN SEARCH OF THE CONSTITUTION WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 6584 Mortu Nega (Those Whom Death Refused)
Summary: In 1973, independence was proclaimed in Guinea Bissau, ending five centuries of Portuguese colonization and a decade of armed struggle. This film portrays this critical period in history through the story of one woman, Diminga, whose husband is fighting on the front lines. The camera captures Cabral's assassination, the ending of the hostilities, and the reconstruction of the economically and spiritually devastated country struggling with drought and famine. Directed by Flora Gomes. 093 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA

VH 1194 Most Hallowed Ground (1864)
Summary: This episodes begins with the presidential campaign of 1864 that set Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan. The stakes are nothing less than the survival of the Union itself: with Grant and Sherman stalled at Petersburg and Atlanta, opinion in the North has turned strongly against Lincoln and the war. But eleventh hour Union victories at Mobile Bay, Atlanta and the Shenandoah Valley tilt the election to Lincoln, and the Confederacy's last hope for independence dies. The episode also examines the prison camps, and the role of spies in the war effort. In an ironic twist, Lee's Arlington mansion is turned into a Union military hospital and the estate becomes Arlington National Cemetery -- the Union's most hallowed ground. 072 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY Series: CIVIL WAR, THE

VH 8269 Motherland: A Genetic Journey
Summary: With DNA testing, three people search for their roots in Africa and the Caribbean. By following these intense journeys of re-discovery and re-connection, the film speaks to a wide range of identity issues in the African diaspora. 090 Min. VIDEO 2003

VH 1252 Mr. Justice Blackmun
Summary: Moyers interviews the Supreme Court Justice who wrote the majority opinion in Roe v. Wade, the case that legalized abortion. Moyers and Blackmun discuss the emotional and moral challenge of interpreting the Constitution. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: IN SEARCH OF THE CONSTITUTION WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 1248 Mr. Justice Brennan
Summary: Mr. Justice Brennan speaks with Moyers about constitutional issues and the workings of the Supreme Court. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: IN SEARCH OF THE CONSTITUTION WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 6789 Mr. Miami Beach
Summary: Traces the story of Carl Fisher, who transformed Miami Beach into the vacation mecca it is today. 056 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY

VH 2362 Mr. Sears' Catalogue
Summary: This program explores how the Sears catalogue reflected changes in American society and became a symbol for the natural ambitions and dreams of a sprawling country. 060 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, MARKETING Series: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, THE

VH 7880 Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet
Summary: Tells the story of the seventh century prophet who changed world history, and continues to shape the lives of more than 1.2 billion people. Three years in the making, the film takes viewers not only to ancient Middle Eastern sites where Muhammed's story unfolds, but into the homes, mosques and workplaces of some of America's estimated seven million Muslims. Directed by Omar Al-Qattan. 116 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

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

VH 1976 Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Summary: Ben Kingsley, Craig T. Nelson, Frigyes Harsanyi, Renee Soutenkijk & Louisa Haigh. Directed by Brian Gibson. Captures the unforgettable story of Simon Wiesenthal's life during the Holocaust, & his ongoing quest for justice. 157 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 4764 Music of the Spheres
Summary: This video traces the evolution of mathematics and explores the relationship of numbers to musical harmony, early astronomy and perspective in painting. It follows the spread of Greek ideas through the courts and bazaars of the Islamic empire to Moorish Spain and Renaissance Europe. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, ASTRONOMY, MATHEMATICS Series: ASCENT OF MAN, THE

VH 6978 Muslim Town, The: Urban Life Under the Caliphate
Summary: This program describes key centers of the Muslim town, including the mosque and the souk; technical achievements such as the waterwheel; and the roles of the prince, the doctors of the law, and the leaders of the various social groups in keeping order within the bustling community. 027 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, ARCHITECTURE Series: WHEN THE WORLD SPOKE ARABIC

VH 3078 Mussolini and Italian Fascism
Summary: Profiles the life of Benito Mussolini, discussing his effect on Italy and world history. Includes archival photographs and discussion from historian Denis Mack Smith. 032 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 8009 Musu: Saga of the Slaves
Summary: A dance drama in two acts from Ghana which tells the story of the slave trade on the Gold Coast of West Africa between the 16th and 18th centuries. Africans are captured and taken to the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. The slaves rebel and decide to take over the island of St. John but fail in their attempt. Directed by F. Nii-Yartey. 058 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, DANCE

VH 0258 My Grandparents Had a Hotel
Summary: Using home movies and reminiscences of guests and staff, the filmmaker recreates the innocent pleasure of a gentler era. For some, the hotel represented their first job, or their first summer away from home, or their first taste of romance. The hotel was destroyed by a fire in 1949 and never rebuilt. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 6745 Mysteries of Mankind
Summary: Traces anthropological research in human evolution, beginning with discoveries in Africa of australopithecine bones, the Leakey's discoveries in the African Rift Valley and Olduvai Gorge, and Johanson's work in Hadar, Ethiopia. Includes discussion of dating techniques such as laser dating and the search for a common ancestor. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY Series: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIAL

VH 4857 Mysterious Spirits of the Mayans
Summary: Deep in the lush green jungle of Mexico lie the ruins of an ancient civilization steeped in magic and myth, rivaling any on earth, created by the people known as the Maya. More than 1000 years ago, a great Mayan temple city flourished and thrived. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 2185 Myths and Moundbuilders
Summary: "Myths And Moundbuilders" reveals how myths about the past are gradually replaced by real knowledge. It takes viewers on site to look over the archeologists' shoulders as they excavate these mysterious, brooding mounds. 058 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN Series: AMERICAN INDIAN COLLECTION

VH 0429 Napoleon Bonaparte
Summary: Presents the life of Napoleon, who combined military genius and a great ability for organization and administration in his role as empire builder. 012 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 5728 Nasser 56
Summary: A docudrama which includes vintage newsreel footage of the events surrounding the 1956 nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser. 140 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 7273 Nathaniel Hawthorne
Summary: Guest examine the history of the antebellum era, the transcendental movement and national politics through the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. 149 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS

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

VH 2471 Nation Returns Germany, A
Summary: A neo-Nazi skinhead thinks democracy is unnatural; a typical liberal prefers to be a citizen of the world; a far-right office holder fantasizes about his hard- working, disciplined, Aryan fatherland. This program looks at Germany reunified: while there was an East/West, communist/capitalist split, Germans could forget about nationalism, which is now back with a vengeance. The liberals, we discover, don't like the Germany they have, while the neo-Nazis love a Germany that doesn't exist; after 45 years of longing for reunification, the two Germanies hardly recognize one another. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: NATIONALISM: BLOOD AND BELONGING

VH 7292 National Prayer Service
Summary: President Bush, several former presidents, and other dignitaries gathered in recognition of a National Day of Prayer and remembrance for victims, family members and rescue workers of New York and Washington terrorists attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The event included several patriotic songs and devotional music as well as remarks by leaders of several different faith groups. 139 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 7191 Native American Spirituality
Summary: Discusses the spiritual heritage of Native Americans, and shows how beliefs changed as their societies evolved. Examines how hunting and gathering societies practiced animism and then shifted to harvest rituals as the society became more agrarian. 049 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 4369 Nazis: The Occult Conspiracy
Summary: Discover how Nazi beliefs were based on a perversion of ancient myths, pagan lore and the occult. In their quest to create an Aryan super-race, the Nazi left no myth or religion unexploited - using astrological forecasts to plan battles; pendulum to locate allied battleships; the prophesies of Nostradamus to frighten the Allies, and sacred symbols, such as Nordic runes, to inspire their warriors to battle. Explores the disturbing ways the Third Reich linked occult practices with political aims - and created a reign of terror unparalleled in history. 060 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 6845 Neanderthal
Summary: Reconstructs life in the Neanderthal world when Cro-Magnons first entered the scene. Examines all aspects of Neanderthal clan life, including the making of tools and weapons, hunting, gathering, childbirth and rituals. 100 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 7859 Nelson Mandela: Free At Last
Summary: Contains rare clandestine footage smuggled out of South Africa, insightful interviews with the principal players, plus the uncensored and unedited first speech Mandela gave upon his release from prison. 079 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 1269 Neti, Neti: Encountering India
Summary: Four American professors present their reactions to India in this tour, which quotes from their personal journals, allowing you to witness the interaction between Western travelers and the Indian experience. 019 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: WORLD HISTORY, ASIAN STUDIES

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

VH 2376 New Deal/New York
Summary: In his first One Hundred Days in office, President Roosevelt created an "alphabet soup" of new federal agencies giving jobs and relief to people and transforming the American landscape with public works projects. Nowhere was this transformation more apparent than in Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's New York City. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: GREAT DEPRESSION, THE

VH 0233 New Direction, A
Summary: Points out how the ancient Greek, Roman, and Judeo-Christian civilizations have molded Western culture. Traces two central myths that seem to have originated in the Greco-Roman and Judaic traditions: people are able to take charge of their own destinies and history is meaningful because it has direction. 048 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 0333 New England Colonies/Canals and Steamboats/Roads, Railroads
Summary: Examines the settlement and culture of the New England colonies. Describes the settlement of the Ohio Valley and tells how changes in water transportation affected regional and national development. Covers the Erie Canal and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and steamboat routes down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Examines the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution and the expansion westward in America. Looks at changes in land transportation and how they affected regional and national development. 045 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICA PAST

VH 4866 New Feminism
Summary: Ms. Easton talked about the failures of feminism and what the feminist movement should really stand for. Following her prepared remarks, Ms. Easton answered questions from the audience. 069 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 0714 New Frontiers: The Middle East Following World War I
Summary: The nation-states of the Middle East that today wage war for territory and power did not exist before World War I. By creating artificial frontiers and introducing the alien concept of nationalism, a concept that superseded the traditional Middle Eastern identity based on family and religion, certain Western powers may unknowingly have set the stage for today's conflicts. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 4479 New Republic, A / Fin de Siecle
Summary: As literacy spread throughout society, radical changes followed. Universal schooling helped form national identities and offered the chance for social, economic and cultural integration. / The turn of the century heralded better conditions for the poor as a rise in strong nationalism and socialism evolved into an era of national socialism. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 0332 New Spain / New France / Southern Colonies
Summary: Portrays aspects of America's past which influenced or contributed to national development from colonial times to the beginning of the Civil War, with focus on social themes and perceptions. Audience: Grades 9-12. 045 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICA PAST

VH 0238 New Worlds
Summary: Shows how Spain and Portugal remade Central and South America in their own image, while North America was shaped by the Protestant, puritan ethos of Northern Europe. Looks at the disastrous consequences for the native population of both continents. 050 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 6329 New York, Cosmopolis, Episode 5: 1919-1931
Summary: In part 1 in the 1920s, New York goes on the "gaudiest spree" in history. F. Scott Fitzgerald becomes the spokesman for the era. Modern American culture is born as the radio becomes available, and jazz music is played in Harlem. Many are attracted to the glittery, fast paced life in New York and others are appalled. In part 2, Al Smith fights a losing battle in the 1928 presidential election. The decade ends with the massive Crash of '29. New York goes on a skyscraper building spree that ends with the dedication of the Empire State Building. 120 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, ART, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: HISTORY'S BEST ON PBS

VH 6333 New York, Order and Disorder, Episode 2: 1825-1865
Summary: Chronicles the rise of New York commencing in 1825 from a merchant city to an industrial one. By 1860, every tension in America could be felt on the streets of New York, now the most powerful and divided city in the nation. 120 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: HISTORY'S BEST ON PBS

VH 6332 New York, Sunshine and Shadow, Episode 3: 1865-1898
Summary: Covers New York City during the period after the Civil War--"the Gilded Age." The city grows at a staggering rate--demographically, geographically and financially. By the end of the decade, New York has become home to the world's greatest concentration of wealth and poverty. 120 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: HISTORY'S BEST ON PBS

VH 6331 New York, The Country and the City, Episode 1: 1609-1825
Summary: Covers the rise of New York from its discovery in 1609 through the explosion of commercial growth sparked by the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825. The film examines the defining role the Dutch played in the development of the city's character, the impact of the British Empire, and the horrors of slavery. 120 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: HISTORY'S BEST ON PBS

VH 6330 New York, The Power and the People, Episode 4: 1898-1918
Summary: Covers the years from 1898 through 1918 showing how New York's industry drew people from all over the world, and how these immigrants transformed the city physically, culturally and politically. 120 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: HISTORY'S BEST ON PBS

VH 6870 New Zealand: Winds of Home
Summary: Looks at the life of the Hau family of Hokianga and how they combine a strong commitment to Maori cultural traditions with the demands of contemporary living. 054 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ETHNIC STUDIES

VH 0789 Nicaraguan Women: Contra War
Summary: Interviews with Nicaraguan women on the front line and behind the scenes of the counterrevolution. 028 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 2165 Night and Fog
Summary: Disturbing rumination on the atrocities of the Holocaust is one of the most powerful films ever made. Director: Alain Resnais. 032 Min. VIDEO 1955 Subject: COMMUNICATION, HOLOCAUST

VH 5508 Night and Fog
Summary: Disturbing rumination on the atrocities of the Holocaust is one of the most powerful films ever made. Director: Alain Resnais. 032 Min. VIDEO 1955 Subject: HOLOCAUST, COMMUNICATION Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5894 Night and Fog
Summary: The definitive film on Nazi concentration camps and a devastating record of man's inhumanity to man. 030 Min. VIDEO 1955 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 1247 Nineteen Eighty-Seven v. The Constitution
Summary: The Constitution of 1787 is tested against the issues of 1987: mandatory drug testing in the workplace, computer technology's threat to personal privacy, the impact of weapons technology on the war powers clause. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: IN SEARCH OF THE CONSTITUTION WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 6280 Ninth Inning, The: Home, 1970-Present
Summary: Baseball becomes truly global as contests in Canada widen the "World Series." Free agency keeps players changing places, affecting both salaries and team loyalties, while exceptional players still inspire many reasons to cheer, and the love of the game continues to be handed down to new fans. The crack of the bat and the roar of the crowd are sounds that will make us feel at "Home." 148 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SPORTS, U.S. HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: BASEBALL

VH 6503 Normans, The
Summary: Descendants of the Vikings, the Normans adopted the language and customs of Northern France. Under Duke William, they set out from the French coast in the year 1066 to conquer England. The Norman conquest greatly affected English language, law, and customs. This video presents the typical experience of a warrior in this military culture. 026 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: ANCIENT TRIBES

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

VH 5744 Not for Ourselves Alone, Pt. 1
Summary: Tells the story of the friendship and work of suffragists Elizabeth Cad y Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. 189 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 5745 Not for Ourselves Alone, Pt. 2
Summary: Tells the story of the friendship and work of suffragists Elizabeth Cad y Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. 189 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 2169 Not Like Sheep to the Slaughter
Summary: In the summer of 1943, a small group of resistance fighters led by 24 year old Mordechai Tenebaum, attempted to thwart the Nazi plan to eradicate the Bialystok ghetto. With few arms & little assistance from the outside, these courageous fighters resisted the Nazis with incredible resolve. 150 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 3580 Nuclear Age, The
Summary: This program tells the story of the atom bomb, from the dramatic beginnings of the nuclear age at the end of the Second World War, through the arms race of the Cold War, to the great disarmament agreements of the 1980's. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 6678 Occult History of the Third Reich, The
Summary: Examines the strong occult beliefs of Hitler which lead him to believe he was destined to create the Thousand Year Reich, and rule as a new Messiah. 050 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 6007 Ocmulgee: Mysteries of the Mounds
Summary: Almost 1000 years ago, "Ocmulgee" became one of the first large ceremonial centers of an ancient civilization. Compulsive builders, the Mississippians constructed great cities and thousands of mounds. 017 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

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

VH 6917 Oliver Cromwell
Summary: Examines the life and times of Oliver Cromwell against the turbulent backdrop of 17th century English political unrest. 031 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 1783 Olympia, Pt. 1: The Festival of the People
Summary: The Olympic Games were to be in Berlin in 1936 & Leni Riefenstahl conceived the idea of an immense film document that would capture the drama & history of a peaceful struggle between the finest specimens of several nations & races. 119 Min. VIDEO 1974 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4019 Omens of War & Tempest, The, Vol. 2
Summary: By 1949, Korea was in the forefront of the Cold War. In the North, the Soviet system had achieved great success in a short time. The fledgling government in the South, was facing formidable difficulties. There was inflation, shortages and the economy was in shambles. Communist guerrillas were active in as much as 40 percent of South Korean territory. 120 Min. VIDEO Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: KOREAN WAR, THE

VH 1232 On Earth As It Is In Heaven
Summary: One of the more powerful grassroots Christian movements urges believers to become politically active in order to create a more Christian world. The movement called Christian Reconstruction is explained in the writings of Rousas John Rushdoony. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY Series: GOD & POLITICS WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 2147 On The Cowboy Trail
Summary: Cowboys still ride herd in Southeastern Montana, but new agricultural techniques and strip mining threaten the traditions of ranching the land. This program takes you to a family-run ranch where the needs of the cattle come first. 060 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAN COWBOY COLLECTION, THE

VH 6045 On This Rock, The Collins Family (British Columbia)
Summary: By examining the early history of the area, the film shows how blacks influenced British Columbia to join the Confederation of Canada instead of becoming part of the United States. 058 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, BIOGRAPHY Series: HYMN TO FREEDOM: THE HISTORY OF BLACKS IN CANADA

VH 6975 Once Upon a Time: Baghdad During the Abbasid Dynasty
Summary: This program presents the Abbasid Caliphate at its peak, enthroned in its prestigious capital city: Baghdad. 026 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: WHEN THE WORLD SPOKE ARABIC

VH 3268 One Woman, One Vote
Summary: Documents the 70 year battle for woman suffrage, which finally culminated in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The film portrays the movement's leaders, among them Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Carrie Chapman Catt, Mary Church Terrell, Anna Howard Shaw, and Alice Paul, who gave their lives to making America a true democracy. 106 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, THE

VH 1610 Open City
Summary: Directed by Roberto Rossellini. Episodic, highly influential classic that shows the effects of the German occupation during World War II on the citizens of Rome. Notable for being filmed by director Rossellini under the Nazi's noses, using unknown actors & a shoestring budget. In Italian, subtitled in English. 103 Min. VIDEO 1945 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, COMMUNICATION

VH 5950 Open City
Summary: Directed by Roberto Rossellini. Episodic, highly influential classic that shows the effects of the German occupation during World War II on the citizens of Rome. Notable for being filmed by director Rossellini under the Nazi's noses, using unknown actors & a shoestring budget. In Italian, subtitled in English. 103 Min. VIDEO 1945 Subject: COMMUNICATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY

VH 5951 Open City
Summary: Directed by Roberto Rossellini. Episodic, highly influential classic that shows the effects of the German occupation during World War II on the citizens of Rome. Notable for being filmed by director Rossellini under the Nazi's noses, using unknown actors & a shoestring budget. In Italian, subtitled in English. 101 Min. VIDEO 1945 Subject: COMMUNICATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY

VH 5536 Operation Moses: A Documentary
Summary: The epic story of the rescue, immigration and absorption of Ethiopian Jewry is told in this gripping documentary. Through testimonials and rare footage, we view the daring saga of people saved from extinction by the efforts of the World Jewish community. 027 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

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

VH 8395 Ordinary Americans: The Red Scare
Summary: Examines the history of official and unofficial attempts to find and punish communists, both in and outside the U.S. government. Hear the personal accounts of key political figures leading the hunt for communists, as well as what it was like for ordinary citizens entangled in the early years of the Cold War. Includes newsreel footage of air raid drills in Times Square and of testimonies given before the House Un-American Activities Committee, the blacklisting of th e "Hollywood Ten" and other authors and entertainers. 036 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 8396 Ordinary Americans: The Vietnam War
Summary: Provides an historical overview of the Vietnam war personalized by accounts of participants. Contrasts the actions of politicians with the experiences of ordinary citizens. Shows how the war was waged on two fronts: in the fields and jungles of Vietnam and on the college campuses and streets of the U.S. and describes the war's financial and human costs. 035 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 6093 Origins of India's Hindu Civilization
Summary: Discusses the development of Hinduism, its religious beliefs, and its effect upon the peoples of the Indian subcontinent. Shows examples of ancient Hindu art. 022 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 4006 Oscar Wilde, Wit's End
Summary: A biographical sketch of the Irish born writer, from his days at Oxford to the revelation and trial that led to his incarceration in the Reading Jail. Oscar Wilde was famously flamboyant. His nonconformity was expressed in his works and his appearances. 050 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: WRITERS

VH 7717 Oskar Schindler: The Accidental Hero
Summary: Examines the moral ambiguity of flawed hero Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party and the wartime rescuer of 1200 Jews, and includes interviews with survivors, researchers, and noted author Thomas Keneally. 030 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, HOLOCAUST

VH 2162 Other Side of Faith, The
Summary: The story of a young Jew and his rescuer who saved him from certain death at the hand of the Nazi's. 027 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 0554 Ottoman Empire, The (1280-1683)
Summary: Eight centuries after the Turks emerged from their homeland in the Steppelands of Central Asia they captured the Byzantine city of Constantinople, changed its name to Istanbul and made it their new capital lasting for four centuries. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 1525 Our Forgotten War
Summary: A portrait of the country of El Salvador and the impact of American programs and policies on the country, people and war. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, AMERICAN STUDIES Series: FRONTLINE

VH 4429 Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor
Summary: What happened to the 56 men who pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to ensure the birth of freedom when signing the Declaration of Independence. 010 Min. VIDEO Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7624 Out Of Spain 1492, Volume 1, Part 1
Summary: Volume 1, Part 1: The Spanish Connection; The Golden Age. 120 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 7625 Out Of Spain 1492, Volume 1, Part 2
Summary: Volume 1, Part 2: The Balance of Terror; The Marranos and the Inquisition. 120 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY

VH 7626 Out of Spain 1492, Volume 2, Part 1
Summary: Volume 2, Part 1: Fourteen Ninety Two; The Crypto Jews of Portugal (A). 120 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 7627 Out of Spain 1492, Volume 2, Part 2
Summary: Volume 2, Part 2: The Crypto-Jews of Portugal (B); The Eternal Jew of Majorca. 120 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 1832 Out of the Ice
Summary: A chronological presentation of two coinciding European histories -- those of geology and human development. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 7722 Oxcart, The
Summary: Selected scenes from the first act of La Carreta, a three-act play by Rene Marques, especially adapted for television, concerning a Puerto Rican family's decision to move from the San Juan ghetto to Spanish Harlem in New York. The drama is followed by a short documentary-style sequence entitled Impresiones, which presents the social problems the Puerto Ricans face in New York City. 029 Min. VIDEO 1972 Subject: DRAMA

VH 7833 Pablo Neruda
Summary: Chronicles the life of one of Chile's most renowned poets. Believing that poetry should express the political struggles of the people, he was persecuted for his beliefs, esteemed for his poetic achievement. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, WRITERS Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE

VH 4443 Pacific Century: The Future of the Pacific Basin
Summary: Confronts the economic, political, and cultural challenges that must be faced to secure America's future as a global player in the Pacific Basin region . 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: PACIFIC CENTURY, THE

VH 0230 Pakistan: Mound of the Dead & Peru: People of the Sun
Summary: Concentrates on the partially excavated site of Mohenjo-Daro and its architectural brick remains which date from 2300-1700 B.C. Closeups of the citadel, the ceremonial bathhouse, drainage systems, wells, peristyle houses, etc., illustrate the complexity and progressive development of this urban settlement from its origins to its decline. Traces the history of Peru from the earliest settlers through the time of the Incas. 065 Min. VIDEO 1972 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, EARLY CIVILIZATION, ARCHITECTURE Series: PEOPLE & PLACES OF ANTIQUITY

VH 5882 Palenque: Walls of Mayan Hist
Summary: This program dramatizes the history of Palenque. Using the first known settlement of the Mayan culture as a setting, this program illuminates several important rites and rituals of the Mayans who lived there through the interpretations of the inscriptions found on the walls of its main buildings. 029 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: CITIES OF ANCIENT MEXICO, THE

VH 7230 Palestine 1890 - 1990
Summary: A perspective on the history of Palestine and Israel from the origins of Zionism at the end of the 19th century to the signing of the Oslo Accords by Israel and the PLO in 1993. 034 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 6688 Palestine: Story of a Land, Part 1
Summary: Recounts the story of Palestine commencing with the earliest mass migration of European Jews to Palestine, when 4, 500 Jews sought relief from persecution in Czarist Russia. It then guides viewers through Theodore Hertzl's first three years in power, and the events leading to the foundation of Israel, all the while examining watersheds in the Zionist movement's history, including the Balfour Declaration, the Exodus incident and the Dir Yassin Massacre. 058 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 6689 Palestine: Story of a Land, Part 2
Summary: Recounts the story of Palestine beginning with the strife that subsumed Isrealis, Palestinians and their Middle East neighbors after the establishment of the Jewish state. It introduces the key figures -- Arafat, Begin, Nasser, Rabin, Sadat, Shamir, and many others -- and the pivotal roles each played in the region's volatile history, as the unrest escalates into wars and terrorism in the second half of the century. The program ends at the Madrid Peace Conference, where the groundwork was first laid for a possible peace. 058 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 7830 Pancho Villa
Summary: Chronicles the life of the most paradoxical figure in Mexican history. He is remembered as both a force of destruction and as an agent of reform who fought oppression and brought justice to the people. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE

VH 5874 Pandit Nehru: A Profile
Summary: This film recounts the historic role played by Pandit Nehru, the first prime minister of an independent India. The film traces the development of his resistance to British rule and his socialist philosophy. It shows the mutual admiration he and Ghandi had for one another and how their differences complemented each other. Film includes archival footage of India's independence and the civil war that split India from Pakistan. 025 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 3968 Pandora's Box: The Roles of Women in Ancient Greece
Summary: For thousands of years Greek myths have survived, providing instruction, amusement and life affirmation for both adults and children. Myths change with the telling whether it be in words or images. Scholars have come to realize that the artists of ancient Greece, in presenting interpretations of myths and rituals in vase paintings and sculpture, used a wealth of visual imagery. Through works of art gathered from museums and private collections the world over, the lecturer Dr. Ellen D. Reeder, illustrates how that imagery reveals to us today the values, perceptions and concerns that surrounded the woman of Classical Greece. 048 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ART

VH 2539 Paris Commune, The: 1871
Summary: This program shows the conditions that gave rise to the Commune of Paris, the Communards, and the indescribably brutal manner in which the rest of France put and end to the Bloody Week of the Commune. 032 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: TURNING POINTS IN HISTORY

VH 0417 Paris in the Time of Balzac
Summary: Using stills and film footage this video, narrated in English, documents the Paris that Balzac knew. 026 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0416 Paris in the Time of Proust
Summary: Presents a video portrait, narrated in English, of the Paris Proust knew and wrote about the Paris of the Belle Epoque, here portrayed in all its elegance and decadent splendor. 026 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0415 Paris in the Time of Zola
Summary: Using rare film footage from Zola's lifetime, this video, narrated in English, documents the Paris of the Second Empire that Zola knew. 026 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6123 Partition of Pakistan
Summary: Looks at the partition of Pakistan and uses extensive original film footage of the partition period to illustrate the conflict and the political situation. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 0442 Peace Conference, The
Summary: Lecture by A.J.P. Taylor on the Paris Peace Conference. How wars end. The first world war the peace conference. 025 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, ASIAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HOW WARS END

VH 1637 Peacemakers, The
Summary: Filmed against a background of political demonstrations, religious observances, bustling markets, and peaceful desert evenings, "The Peacemakers", brings us past the fiery headlines into the soul of Israel's divisiveness. 052 Min. VIDEO

VH 6225 Peasant's Revolt, The
Summary: This is the story of an extraordinary episode in medieval history which reconstructs Wat Tyler's fourteenth century uprising against Richard ll. The revolt marks an important step in the development of Western Civilization. The program also features expert analysis by Mark Ormrod, lecturer in Medieval History at the University of York. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

VH 6226 Peloponnesian Wars
Summary: A look at the struggle between Athens and Sparta, lasting from 431 to 404 BC. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

VH 1634 Peres-The Road to Peace
Summary: Shimon Peres, "a hawk turned diplomatic dove, " has spent his life trying to make Israel strong enough to accept peace. His efforts to navigate the labyrinth of Middle East politics, his part in the events that led to the Palestinian uprising, his political wins and losses, and his thoughtful reflections form the substance of this biographical documentary. 057 Min. VIDEO Subject: MIDDLE EAST, BIOGRAPHY

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

VH 3289 Peter the Great
Summary: This program is devoted to a portrait of the extraordinary and contradictory czar, the Oriental Russia into which he was born and how he turned Russia toward Europe, of the problems he faced and the brutal solutions he imposed, the city he build and the spirit he aroused. It also tells of his conflict with Sweden and the Battle of Poltava. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 6822 Peter the Great: The Tyrant Reformer
Summary: Covers the life and tyrannical reign of Peter the Great using historical documents, art and interviews with historians to illustrate the details of his life. 050 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 5888 Petticoat Expedition, The
Summary: Recounts the captivating stories of three British women whose pioneering spirits led them to travel in 19th century Canada. 052 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 1235 Phony War The, F.D.R. And Churchill: Human Partnership
Summary: Eight videocassettes, VH 1235-1242, 52 minutes each. Videocassette release of the 1978 television series shown in 16 episodes on PBS. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY, U.S. HISTORY Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 5393 Pilgrims in Arms: The Roots of the First Crusade
Summary: Historians and theologians discuss the roots of the First Crusade as a political exercise, initiated by the papacy to solidify its political power in the East. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: CRUSADES, THE

VH 7942 Pinochet Case, The
Summary: Explores how a small group of people in Madrid laid the groundwork for the incredible feat of catching a dictator 25 years after his rise to power. Crucial to the legal case against Pinochet were the testimonies of victims of the crimes of the his regime. Hundreds of Chileans, relatives of the "disappeared, " ex-prisoners who suffered torture and interrogation in secret prisons, traveled to Madrid to testify. The film movingly incorporates their stories and also follows the workings of the British legal system that ensued. 110 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 4188 Pioneer Spirit, The: A Texas Story
Summary: A grandfather tells his grandson the story of William and Walter Caruth, two brothers, who in the late 1840's came to settle in Dallas. They purchased and worked the land that later became North Dallas. Four qualities of these pioneers were vision, courage, generosity and hard work. 028 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES

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

VH 5056 Platoon
Summary: Based on the first hand experience of director Oliver Stone, this is the story of every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war torn jungles of Vietnam. 120 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: COMMUNICATION, AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 1872 PLO: The Victim's Story
Summary: Recounts brutal terroristic attacks by the PLO. Graphic pictures of victims and crime scenes. Accounts are given by victims, survivors, grieving relatives and terrorists. 009 Min. VIDEO

VH 3641 Poland
Summary: Poland is a country that has maintained a sense of national identity through its thousand year history despite a succession of invasions and occupations by foreign forces. It is a vibrant country whose people combine a keen sense of history with a strong desire to provide a secure future for its young people. 016 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: DESTINATION

VH 6909 Pornography: First Amendment Right or State-Sanctioned Vi...
Summary: Considers the effect of pornography on society and First Amendment protections. Includes segments originally aired on CBS. 044 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 2246 Portrait of Elie Wiesel, A
Summary: In an interview with Elie Wiesel, viewers share an intimate look into the life story of a man, truth and a world that witnessed the Holocaust. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: HOLOCAUST COLLECTION

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

VH 1833 Power & Frontiers
Summary: From about 1800 onward, coal was king in Europe and the main fuel of the Industrial Age. With the advent of the internal combustion engine, another resource -- petroleum -- permitted a host of applications. Again, natural resources played into history's hands. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 1499 Power in the Pacific, Power Without Purpose
Summary: Analyzes the economic interdependence of the United States and Japan during the last half of the 20th century. Examines the rise of Japan's economic power and the erosion of American influence in the Pacific. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: ECONOMICS, ASIAN STUDIES

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

VH 5912 Powerplay: End of an Empire
Summary: Examines the Cold War period of the 1970's and 80's, focusing on U.S. foreign policy from involvement in the Vietnam War, Nixon's historic trip to China, SALT talks, and Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative to the fall of the Berlin Wall, "glasnost", and the collapse of the Soviet Union. 098 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: INSIDE THE COLD WAR WITH SIR DAVID FROST

VH 3497 Prague Spring
Summary: In 1968 Alexander Dubcek's attempt to liberalize Communist rule in Czechoslovakia and to create "socialism with a human face" resulted in Soviet tanks in the streets of Prague. This program presents both the political detente behind Brezhnev's position and the dissent that was silenced within the Warsaw Pact alliance. Extensive archival footage and contemporary interviews provide insights that reveal the dissent within the Eastern Bloc countries in the 1960's. 029 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 0422 Prelude to Vietnam
Summary: Details the rise and fall of French imperial ambitions in Indochina from the 18th century to the battle of Dien Bien Phu. 056 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 3745 Prelude to War
Summary: This first program prophetically introduces us to Saddam Hussein in a rare interview conducted by Diane Sawyer, which predated by weeks, the invasion of Kuwait. The program then takes us on a time trip through the invasion, the UN resolutions, the debates in both Houses, the deadlines, and the war of words between the United States and Iraq, finally culminating in the eventful night of January 16, 1991, when the bombs began to fall. 120 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: PERSIAN GULF, THE

VH 6823 Prelude to War
Summary: Part of a series initially shown to American soldiers who were going overseas in 1942. This first segment shows film clips of events from 1933 to 1939 which prompted the United States' entry into World War II. 053 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: WHY WE FIGHT

VH 0445 Present Chaos, The
Summary: Lecture by A.J.P. Taylor on the complicated process of ending World War II. 025 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, ASIAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HOW WARS END

VH 1633 Present Memory
Summary: Present Memory encourages an understanding of the many facets of ethnic and cultural Jewish life in America and challenges viewers to examine their own Jewish identities. The film is divided into three segments to allow for discussion. 088 Min. VIDEO

VH 2175 Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future
Summary: Ray Errol Fox's sensitive and soulful video deals with the most tragic victims of the Holocaust, the 1.5 million children whose only "crime" was to have been born Jewish. We join visitors, young and old, white and black, Jew and Gentile, as they express their profound shock at the incomprehensible realities with which they are confronted on their visit to Jerusalem's Yad Vashem museum and its haunting Children's memorial. 015 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 0820 Presidency and the Legacy, The (1961 - 1963)
Summary: Documents the years Kennedy spent in the White House, his assassination & the way he is remembered. This program takes an in depth look at the events that shaped the Kennedy legacy considering both the triumphs & mistakes. 056 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY Series: J.F. KENNEDY: A CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE AND TIMES

VH 1893 President Carter
Summary: In this interview, President Carter reflects on the nature of Presidential leadership, illustrated by the Camp David Accords, the Iran hostage crisis the Panama Canal Treaty, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the energy crisis. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: PRESIDENT AND THE CONSTITUTION, THE

VH 1894 President Ford
Summary: President Ford discusses the War Powers Resolution and other Congressional limitations on Presidential power, the personal qualities required to be President, limitations on Presidential office, the threat of assassination, and the difficulties that confront the legislative branch. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: PRESIDENT AND THE CONSTITUTION, THE

VH 1892 President Nixon
Summary: Richard Nixon discusses the Presidency from the perspective of his long career in public service. Among the topics considered are the War Powers Resolution and other limitations upon the President's conduct of foreign affairs in the context of both the Vietnam War and the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1973. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: PRESIDENT AND THE CONSTITUTION, THE

VH 1895 President Reagan
Summary: In this interview Ronald Reagan discusses Congress and the budget process, the Executive Branch's role in the management of the economy, Presidential relations, the media, the appointment of Justices of the Supreme Court, and Presidential initiatives in foreign affairs, including the intervention in Grenada, the bombing of Libya, and United States support of the Nicaraguan contras. 055 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: PRESIDENT AND THE CONSTITUTION, THE

VH 2610 Price of Freedom, The
Summary: Every-year, a million Mexicans gather in the great central square of their capital to celebrate El Grito, the cry for independence. Following its progress, Carlos Fuentes crosses the Andes in the steps of Bolivar and San Martin. "Those who serve the revolution plow the seas, " said the dying Bolivar. The liberators succeeded in throwing off the Spanish yoke, but they found it harder to establish a just society. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: BURIED MIRROR, THE

VH 2712 Princes and Prelates
Summary: Traces the papacy from 1309 - 1543. 043 Min. VIDEO 1979 Subject: ART Series: CHRISTIANS, THE

VH 0318 Problems of Confederation, The/Creating a Stronger Union
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 8380 Profiles of Freedom
Summary: Explores the stories of four Americans who took their cases to the Supreme Court of the United States -- cases that defined and extended rights to all American citizens. Mary Beth Tinker describes the threats to her life for protesting the Vietnam War; flag-burner, Joey Johnson expresses contempt for the amendment that kept him out of jail; Ernesto Maranda established the principle that accused people have rights; Bridget Mergens describes her struggle to establish a Bible class at her school. 029 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 6117 Progress: Politics, Technology, and Science
Summary: Documents the history of the women's movement worldwide and discusses the 20th century's pioneering innovations. 046 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: WHEN THE CENTURY WAS YOUNG

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

VH 3744 Propaganda Wars, The: Japan & the U.S.& the Battle for Hearts
Summary: America and Japan used heavy propaganda to win the support of their citizens during World War II. American films showed Japanese as evil, maniacal sadists. Japanese newsreels depicted Americans as ruthless, uncivilized barbarians. Both countries used hyperbole, overstatements and exaggeration to get their message across. Examines the techniques used--newsreels, training films, and feature productions--and looks at their messages, styles and their impact. Historians and documentary units from Japan and the U.S. collaborate together to give this program an honest analysis of the two nations motivations and the means by which their methods were achieved. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: COMMUNICATION

VH 1387 Proper Place in the World, A
Summary: Examines why Japan became an expansionist nation starting in the 1920's and how economic reconstruction was accomplished following Japan's crushing defeat in World War II. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: JAPAN

VH 0650 Protest and Communication
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. The Reformation is explored - the Germany of Durer & Luther, the world of Erasmus, the France of Montaigne, & Shakespeare's Elizabethan England. 053 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 0103 Proud to Be A Teamster & We're America's Teamster
Summary: The title program recalls silent milestones in the history of the International Brotherhoods of Teamsters, relates its role to today's American labor scene, and depicts the diverse occupational activities of its membership. 028 Min. VIDEO

VH 6227 Punic Wars, The
Summary: Hannibal forged his formidable reputation during the Punic Wars of the second century B.C. Famed for his incredible fifteen day journey across the Alps and for his great victories over the Romans at Trebia and Cannae, he remained undefeated in battle until his raw armies were crushed by Scipio at Zama in 203 B.C., leaving Carthage at the mercy of the hated Romans. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

VH 5291 Punk / The Perfect Beat
Summary: "Punk" explores two late 70's musical innovations: punk and reggae. Tells how bands inadvertently created the cynical, urban sound that became punk rock. Recalls how Jamaican reggae crossed international boundaries, deeply influencing punk and pop rock. / "The Perfect Beat" begins at a time when megastars filled arenas around the world and moves on to chronicle the rise of a new musical form: rap. Shows how superstars folded rap, techno and house, into their music, and how MTV ultimately embraced it. 120 Min. VIDEO 1995 Series: ROCK & ROLL

VH 7078 Pure Chutney
Summary: Explores the Trinidadian-Indian culture and the events and accidents of history that constitute the Indian diaspora. Documents the diversity of the Indian diasporic populations in Trinidad and their struggle for identity. 043 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 1373 Purim
Summary: How the festival of Purim is celebrated in Israel is portrayed. The program includes scenes of children in their costumes and the reading of the Megillah. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 0315 Puritan Way, A / Diversification of the Colonies
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 0652 Pursuit of Happiness, The
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. The melodious flow & complex symmetry of 18th-century music - the music of Bach, Handel, Haydn, & Mozart - reflected the rococo architecture of the period. 053 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 3924 Question Of Conscience, A
Summary: Tells the story behind the 1989 slayings of six Jesuit priests - including liberation theologian Ignacio Ellacuria, their cook and her daughter, at San Salvador's University of Central America. 047 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN

VH 6833 Rabbit in the Moon
Summary: A documentary about the lingering effects of World War II internment of the Japanese American community. The film examines issues that ultimately created deep rifts within the Japanese American community, reveals the racist subtext of the loyalty questionnaire and exposes the absurdity of the military draft within the camps. 085 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 0819 Race for the White House, The (1957-1961)
Summary: Kennedy's background shaped him into a patriot & persuasive politician. The second program focuses on television broadcasts that reveal the rise of the junior congressman from Massachusetts as he begins his climb toward the presidency of the United States. 057 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY Series: J.F. KENNEDY: A CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE AND TIMES

VH 4868 Race Relations
Summary: Professor Dyson talked about the dynamics of race relations within the United States today. He is the author of "Race Rules". Professor Dyson talked about the conversations that are going on within the nation and the effectiveness and necessity of these events as they pertain to race. 066 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN

VH 3274 Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
Summary: SILENT SPRING sparked a revolution in government environmental policy and became instrumental in creating a new ecological consciousness. This is the story of how one scientist's courage changed the way we think about our world. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, ENVIRONMENT Series: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, THE

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

VH 6054 Railway Age, The
Summary: Examines the enormous impact of the introduction of railways in Britain, covering the technological revolution, the commercial and human reactions that culminated in Railway Mania, and the economic and social results. 020 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, THE

VH 3258 Ramona: A Story of Passion and Protest
Summary: Helen Hunt Jackson's novel of 1884 crystallized opinion about the white's maltreatment of Indians (much as UNCLE TOM'S CABIN had done for slavery). This program used feature film clips to recap the plot and historical sources and sites to explain both the immense popularity of the book and its transformation into ta mythic symbol of whites and Indians in the West. 028 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: WRITERS, NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 2166 Raoul Wallenberg: Between the Lines
Summary: Through interviews with colleagues, holocaust survivors, newsreels & rare footage shot by Nazi camera crews & others, this controversial story of Raoul Wallenberg's heroic campaign to save thousands of Jews from Budapest is relived. 090 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 4617 Rape, A Crime of War
Summary: Four women share their stories of forced confinement and rape in Bosnia. We meet the men who have perpetrated the crimes, who claim they were acting upon a higher authority. In the Hague, where the International Tribunal is investigating war crimes in the former Yugoslavia, we meet legal consultants who discuss the implications of the trial of a former camp boss, the first person in international history to be indicted for rape as a war crime. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 3971 Re-examining History: Searching for Truth
Summary: The issue of whether or not the United States should have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan is used to illustrate how history is reinterpreted constantly in a search for truth. 012 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

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

VH 7590 Real Story of Jamestown
Summary: Dramatizations are interwoven with recent excavation details to bring to light what really happened to the English settlers of 17th century James Island. 025 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, NATIVE AMERICAN

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

VH 1238 Recognition of Russia: Climate of Mutual Distrust..., The
Summary: Reviews American relations with the Soviet Union from the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 to the Roosevelt Administration. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY, U.S. HISTORY Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 5268 Reconquering the Conquest: Quebec
Summary: The struggles in Quebec are another chapter in the story of European nationalism: the descendants of French settlers three centuries ago seeking to maintain their national heritage and an aboriginal group taking up the language of European nationalism to advance its claims. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: NATIONALISM: BLOOD AND BELONGING

VH 0326 Reconstruction the South / The End of An Era
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 6922 Reflections on Exile and Other Essays
Summary: Edward Said talks about his book. This volume gathered nearly 50 essays, most on literary subjects, although Mr. Said also addressed philosophy and history, the arts and current events. He also concentrated on Middle East issues including the need for a Palestinian State, the history of the region, and his role in advocating the Palestinian point of view. 058 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 4470 Reformation, The / The Rise of the Middle Class
Summary: The Reformation was not only a religious revival that shook Christendom, but also a period when modern, all powerful, monarchs began to secure power. / A new class is formed by the merchants, traders and travelers. The development of the printing press helped to spread their value on practical reasoning and ideas born from the Reformation. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 5434 Reformation: Luther and the Protestant Revolt
Summary: This program traces the history of the Protestant Reformation, the path of its founder, Martin Luther, and the subsequent rise of sects including Calvinism, Anglicanism, Presbyterianism and Methodism. Topics discussed include the Council of Trent and the renewal of Catholicism in the 16th and 17th centuries. 052 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: RELIGION: A WORLD HISTORY

VH 7980 Refugees in Our Backyard
Summary: A comprehensive review of the obstacles faced by Central Americans seeking entry into the United States and the problems this migration has created for much of the nation. Investigates the impact of civil strife in Central America, focuses on the controversies created by the arrival of so many undocumented aliens, details the dangers of the journey north, State Department politics, and t he hardships faced by those who succeed in becoming illegal aliens. 059 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 4438 Reinventing Japan
Summary: A look at the relationship between Japan and the United States that emerged after World War II, through the stories of Japanese and American men and women. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: PACIFIC CENTURY, THE

VH 3583 Religion
Summary: The program explores the rise of evangelism of the 1950's and 60's, women's ordination in the 1990's, and the effect of militant atheism on churches and religious worship in the Soviet Union. The program examines fundamentalist movements in India, Iran, Israel, and the U.S., and looks at the clash between Islam and the West. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 6908 Religion, A World History
Summary: This segment describes the rapid rise and spread of Islam followed by the Crusades. Then discusses the various orders of Christian monks and their contribution, and Inquisition, witchcraft and magic of the Middle Ages. 058 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 1524 Remember My Lai
Summary: Through interviews with the villagers and former soldiers the 1968 massacre at My Lai is discussed. 058 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES Series: FRONTLINE

VH 7874 Remember Pearl Harbor
Summary: This 50th anniversary tribute features commentary by survivors of the P earl Harbor attack, Japanese film footage, and readings of letters, diaries, and documents. 055 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

VH 4469 Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, The/Renaissance and...
Summary: The Renaissance created itself as culture, literature, architecture and the visual arts which all reflected a trend to glorify man, not necessarily God. The impact of explorers discovering new peoples, societies, institution, and beliefs contributed to a revolution in critical thinking. Ancient theories are defined as explorers expand the known horizons. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 2708 Renaissance, The
Summary: This video program provides a multifaceted introduction to the period from the late fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth - when writers, artists, philosophers, scientists, and explorers believed, and in some ways proved, that they could change the world. The program is divided into three segments: Europe before the Renaissance, the Renaissance in Italy, and the Renaissance elsewhere in Europe. 056 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 5287 Renegades / In the Groove
Summary: "Renegades" These renegades of the 1950's reveal how they borrowed from rhythm and blues, country, gospel, and jazz to create a whole new sound - rock and roll. / "In the Groove" Reports on the years between Elvis and the Beatles, when the hit single became an intricately crafted work of art and production, song writers and musicians created studio magic. 120 Min. VIDEO 1995 Series: ROCK & ROLL

VH 0319 Republic in a Hostile World, The / The Rural Republic
Summary: Illustrates how wars and treaties, elections and legislation affected the people of the United States and helped develop America's democratic spirit. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICAN ADVENTURE, THE

VH 5389 Reputation: the Rape of Artemisia Gentileschi, A
Summary: In 1612, Artemisia accused a fellow artist of rape. Using original transcripts from the rape trial, this program reconstructs through the trial testimony how the male dominated art community of 17th century Rome destroyed her reputation as a woman and an artist. 030 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ART, EUROPEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY Series: WOMEN: WORD FOR WORD

VH 3281 Restoration England: Charles II, the Arts, and Pornography
Summary: This program shows some of the excesses of this period, some times executed with great artistry, more often not. Regardless, the role of sex in Restoration England cannot be downplayed - politically, because it was the King who created and dominated the style, and artistically, because this was the way station between the lofty Metaphysical poets and the loftier Age of Reason. 026 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 4918 Revolution
Summary: While the American colonies challenge Britain for independence, American slavery is challenged from within as men and woman fight to define what America will be. When the War of Independence is won, black people, both enslaved and free, seize on the language of freedom even while the new nation's constitution codifies slavery and oppression as a national way of life. 090 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY Series: AFRICANS IN AMERICA

VH 6116 Revolution
Summary: This program illustrates the notable political paradigms that have emerged around the world, caused by ideological shifts and hopes for a better future. Revolutions around the world were the catalyst that transformed the sociopolitical landscape of the 20th century. 046 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: WHEN THE CENTURY WAS YOUNG

VH 4478 Revolution and Romantics / The Age of the Nation-State
Summary: Revolution became the European norm as the romantic artists and writers spread the concept that violence was acceptable to achieve justice for the people. Politics became infused with nationalism as the upper and middle classes joined the revolts. / Western European countries express their spirits of nationalism, rivalry, and social utilitarianism in worldwide colonial empire. As the 19th century ends, these empires collide and collapse as national revolts spread eastward. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 2697 Revolution of 1688, The
Summary: Centers on the causes and outcome of the Great Revolution of 1688. Includes discussion of King James II and his ideas of giving Catholics the same rights as Anglicans, which in turn led to the revolution. 033 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 0721 Revolution: Iraq and Iran
Summary: Since World War II internal political revolutions in such countries as Iraq and Iran have been a salient feature of Middle East politics. Caused in part by postwar economic instability and the withdrawal of colonial powers, the initial unrest was largely a response to Western exploitation. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 8194 Rhetorical Highlights from the Impeachment of Pres. Clinton
Summary: Examines the legislative impeachment of Bill Clinton through step by step documentary film of the impeachment process including questioning of witnesses, testimony by Representatives of the House and Senate and lawyers as the impeachment process is debated in the House, the Senate trial, and the final vote tally. 105 Min. VIDEO 2000

VH 1459 Rhythm & Blues
Summary: Outlines the musical characteristics of rhythm and blues and the relationship of rhythm and blues to the musical styles from which it evolved. The influence of rhythm and blues on contemporary American popular music is also illustrated. Features Bo Diddley and the Dells. 029 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: FROM JUMPSTREET

VH 0132 Rich Country, Strong Military
Summary: A program in the course: "Japan, the Changing Tradition". Examines the ways in which Japan effected the transition from a feudal state to a major world power in the last half of the 19th century. 029 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS

VH 2468 Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler, Part 1
Summary: Covers the tumultuous career of the failed Austrian artist who nearly conquered the world: a series of events and people, a chemistry of history and current happenings, a confluence of economic, psychological, and political forces that turned a thousand minor, innocuous events into a huge and murderous whole. 150 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 2469 Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler, Part 2
Summary: Covers the tumultuous career of the failed Austrian artist who nearly conquered the world: a series of events and people, a chemistry of history and current happenings, a confluence of economic, psychological, and political forces that turned a thousand minor, innocuous events into a huge and murderous whole. 150 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 4459 Rise of Greek Civilization, The / Greek Thought
Summary: An exploration of the growth of Greek civilization and the deep connection between its philosophy and political institutions. / The Greeks thought their questioning attitude developed a philosophy. Today many of their views on nature, reality and god are taken for granted by the western world. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 4461 Rise of Rome, The / The Roman Empire
Summary: Within a span of 200 years Rome rose from an insignificant city state, to the master of all Italy, on the verge of conquering the Mediterranean world. / 1st century B.C. see a period of Roman civil wars followed by the triumph of one ruler, Julius Caesar, which speeds the spreading of the Roman Empire. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 3013 River, The / The Plow that Broke the Plains
Summary: Documentary about the exploitation and misuse of one of our greatest natural resources, covering the period from the Civil War to the disastrous floods of the 1930's. "The River" is a poetic history of the Mississippi River and its ecological balance. / "The Plow that Broke the Plains" deals with the New Deal efforts to improve the lot of Oklahoma "Dust Bowl" farmers. 060 Min. VIDEO 1937

VH 6263 Road to Bloody Sunday, The: How the Troubles in Northern Ire
Summary: This documentary chronicles the conflict in Northern Ireland, focusing on the years between 1968 and 1972. The program examines the rise of the Catholic civil rights movement and the outbreaks of violence that followed, the return of British troops and the IRA, the culmination of Bloody Sunday, and the fall of the Northern Irish government. 057 Min. VIDEO 1998

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

VH 2472 Road to Nowhere Yugoslavia, The
Summary: They might be described as a throwback to the Middle Ages, but this current crop of warlords constitute the big figures of the new world order. This program examines these people, whose power derives from the barrel of a gun, and the rhetoric with which they justify themselves and motivate one another: the rhetoric of nationalism. The story of Yugoslavia is the story of the country's first highway, the Highway of Brotherhood and Unity; today it is a symbol of everything that has gone wrong in the country, a road impassable for both Serb and Croat - a road to nowhere. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: NATIONALISM: BLOOD AND BELONGING

VH 2377 Road to Rock Bottom, The
Summary: Economic collapse took its toll on rural America. Crops went unsold, farm mortgages were called in by banks, hungry farmers protested, demanding food, and robberies increased dramatically. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES Series: GREAT DEPRESSION, THE

VH 5823 Road to Timbuktu, The / Lost Cities of the South
Summary: This documentary presents Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on a journey from Zanzibar to Timbuktu, the Nile River Valley to Great Zimbabwe, the slave coast of Guinea to the medieval monasteries of Ethiopia in search of the lost wonders of the African world. 120 Min. VIDEO 1999 Series: WONDERS OF THE AFRICAN WORLD

VH 4367 Road to Treblinka
Summary: The story of Hitler's Nazis, from the beginnings of the party, through the horror of the war and the holocaust to their fight to the bitter end. Part 5 of 6. 050 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: NAZIS, THE: A WARNING FROM HISTORY

VH 7523 Roaring Twenties, The (Volume 1: 1919-24)
Summary: Video is part of a series of tapes which recalls events, people, and fads of the 1920's via Fox Movietone newsreels. 142 Min. VIDEO 1986 Series: LOWELL THOMAS REMEMBERS

VH 7524 Roaring Twenties, The (Volume 2: 1925-29)
Summary: Video is part of a series which recalls events, people, and fads of the 1920's. 142 Min. VIDEO 1986 Series: LOWELL THOMAS REMEMBERS

VH 7826 Roberto Clemente
Summary: A look at the life of baseball great Roberto Clemente who grew up in a rural barrio of Puerto Rico and was the first Hispanic ever voted into Baseball's Hall of Fame. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN, SPORTS Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE

VH 0335 Role of Women, The / Utopias / Religion
Summary: "The Role of Women" - Nineteenth century women were faced with many restrictions. "Utopias" - During the first half of the nineteenth century, reformers established more than 40 utopian communities in the United States. "Religion" - Religious diversity threatened some, & the Second Great Awakening, with its circuit riders & camp meetings, aroused the nation. 045 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: AMERICA PAST

VH 3895 Roman Arena, The
Summary: In 46 BC, Julius Caesar broke with tradition and, in order to woo the people of Rome, exhibited a gladiatorial combat as pure entertainment. The people loved it, and from that moment forth, the Games were an indispensable instrument of Roman political power. In a city where every second day was a holiday and every holiday had its Games, the Games were not a barbaric anomaly on the edge of Roman culture but at the heart of it. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 5613 Roman Britain
Summary: Uses objects in the British Museum to examine the Roman occupation of Britain. Surveys such artifacts as mosaics, frescoes and gravestones, as well as the roads. Describes the unrefined but artistically gifted Celts and the decline and fall of Roman Britain. 027 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ART, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: TREASURES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM

VH 0646 Romance and Reality
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. Clark journeys from the Loire, through the hill towns of Tuscany & Umbria, to Pisa as he explores the achievements of the later Middle Ages in France & Italy. 053 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 0081 Romans, The
Summary: Presents the origins, growth, and collapse of the Roman Empire, using animated maps, artwork and live footage. 023 Min. VIDEO 1973 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 7328 Rome: Out of the Darkness
Summary: The 150 years that followed 1420 saw the resurgence of Rome as a cultural center and the blossoming of the Renaissance: art and music flourished, St. Peter's was built and decorated. Church music changed from Gregorian chant to Palestrina, joy in music became joy in instruments, and instrumental music became popular. 053 Min. VIDEO

VH 7327 Rome: The Golden Age
Summary: This program centers around the career of Arcangelo Corelli, spanning the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His compositions had great influence on classical style; as a virtuoso violinist, he interpreted the works of Scarlatti and Handel. Church dignitaries and monarchs had an increasing influence on music during this time, bestowing patronage under which Corelli, among others, flourished. 053 Min. VIDEO

VH 1249 Ronald Dworkin: The Changing Story
Summary: Ronald Dworkin, legal philosopher, talks with Moyers about the Constitution. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: IN SEARCH OF THE CONSTITUTION WITH BILL MOYERS

VH 2967 Roots of Resistance - A Story of the Underground Railroad
Summary: In the mid 1800's, black men and women traveled a network of escape routes known as the underground railroad. Over dark forest trails, back roads, and rivers, they make their way along carefully mapped routes leading to night trains to the north or boats to the south. Their flight from shackles of slavery in the south was organized by other escaped slaves and their allies. This program recounts the little known story of black America's secret railroad. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: U.S. HISTORY AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, THE

VH 4495 Roots of War / The First Vietnam War (1945-1954)
Summary: "Roots of War": Despite cordial relations between American intelligence officers and communist leader Ho Chi Minh in the turbulent closing months of WW II, French and British hostility to the Vietnamese revolution laid the groundwork for a new war. / "The First Vietnam War (1945-1954): The French generals expected to defeat Ho's rag-tag Vietminh guerrillas easily, but after eight years of fighting and $2.5 billion in US aid, the French lost a crucial battle at Dien Bien Phu - and with it, their Asian empire. 120 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY Series: VIETNAM: A TELEVISION HISTORY

VH 6586 Rostov-Luanda
Summary: As a student, Abderrahmane Sissako spent a year in Rostov on the Don during the 1980s and there became friends with a young man from Angola. This film chronicles the Mauritanian director's search for a friend of the past. In this personal journey, Sissako encounters present day Angolan society, with its dashed dreams and unexpected resiliencies. Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: LIBRARY OF AFRICAN CINEMA

VH 3584 Royalty: Downfall of the Monarchies
Summary: This program looks at the royal families who fell from grace, from mighty empires like Austro-Hungary to smaller players like Egypt's Farouk and Albania's Zog, and at the still splendid world of India's maharajahs, who have taught their fellow royals a lesson in how to bow out in out in style. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 3585 Royalty: The Surviving Monarchies
Summary: This program looks at still surviving monarchies to see how they adapted and changed with the times to ensure that they remained popular with their people and relevant to the political world in which they lived. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 0423 Russian Revolution, The: October 1917
Summary: Documentary presentation of the events of the October Revolution, from the defeat of the Czarist armies and famine in Russia, to the overthrow of Czar Nicholas and the Communist assumption of power. Features Russian and Western newsreel footage and includes footage from Soviet propaganda films. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 8387 S-21 The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine
Summary: Chronicles the human rights abuses of the Khmer Rouge after they seized power in Cambodia in 1975. Two survivors of interrogation center S21 and two jailers of S21 return to relive the period of 1975 - 1979 when 1.7 million people were killed. The filmmaker Rithy Panh was 11 years old when his family was murdered by the regime, and he was sent to a labor camp. The singularity of the film lies in a confrontation between the survivors and jailers, who seem stupefied as they re-live the horror to which they contributed. 101 Min. VIDEO 2002

VH 6184 Sacred Societies
Summary: Examines several sacred societies of Knights Templar and Druids and their religious practices. 050 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 0249 Sacrifice and Bliss
Summary: Featuring Joseph Campbell interviewed by Bill Moyers. Campbell discusses the role of sacrifice in myth, which symbolizes the necessity for rebirth. He talks about the significance of sacrifice - in particular, a mother's sacrifice for her child, & the sacrifice of the individual to the relationship in marriage - & stresses the need for every one of us to find our sacred place in the midst of today's fast-paced technological world. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: POWER OF MYTH, THE

VH 5561 Sadat in Israel
Summary: CBS news coverage of Anwar Sadat's historic visit to Jerusalem. Reviews the day's events, including Sadat's tour of Muslim, Christian and Jewish sites, excerpts from speeches by Sadat and Begin and interviews with the two leaders. 020 Min. VIDEO 1977 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 3747 Saddam Hussein vs. the Coalition: Behind the Military...
Summary: How was the war really fought? What went on in the minds of those in the Pentagon who planned the operation, and how was it implemented in the desert? What were Saddam's tactics and where did he fail (even though he vowed to defeat the 28 nation allied coalition)? This is an analysis that once and for all graphically explains the methodology used to wage one of the most comprehensive wars in history. 055 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: PERSIAN GULF, THE

VH 7993 Samora Machel: Son of Africa
Summary: Life of Samora Machel, Mozambican revolutionary, commander of FRELIMO, the Mozambique Liberation Front, and first president of Mozambique after independence, told through interviews with Machel himself and others. 029 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 6896 Savagery and the American Indian: Civilization
Summary: Traces developments since 1890 when the Indian reservations were established and the residual tribes were compulsorily moved into them. The program talks of the native peoples efforts to retain more of their own culture in the face government endeavors to assimilate them, and the resultant cultural and social problems. 101 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 6895 Savagery and the American Indian: Wilderness
Summary: Covers the period from 1620-1890 when the Indian population had fallen from 5 million to 250, 000. Traces the expansion of white settlement; the result ant depletion of the native peoples and the way in which contemporaries recorded the events. 101 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 7161 Scent Of Green Papaya, The
Summary: Set in the 1950's and 1960's Saigon, a young country girl joins a family as their servant and develops an enduring but secret attachment to a friend of the eldest son. 104 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: DRAMA, ASIAN STUDIES

VH 2788 Schindler's List, part 1
Summary: Based on the true story of how German war profiteer and prison camp Director Oskar Schindler came to save more Jews from the gas chambers than any other single person during WWII. The actual testimony of the Schindlerjuden - Schindler's Jews - portrays the courage and cunning of a good man in the midst of unspeakable evil. Director: Steven Spielberg. 132 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 2789 Schindler's List, part 2
Summary: Based on the true story of how German war profiteer and prison camp Director Oskar Schindler came to save more Jews from the gas chambers than any other single person during WWII. The actual testimony of the Schindlerjuden - Schindler's Jews - portrays the courage and cunning of a good man in the midst of unspeakable evil. Director: Steven Spielberg. 065 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 4514 Schindler: The Documentary
Summary: The true story of Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party, womanizer, and war profiteer, who saved the lives of more than 1100 Jews during the Holocaust. 058 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST, BIOGRAPHY

VH 2895 Science Revises The Heavens
Summary: New conceptions of how the universe works and man's place in it came from investigators of natural phenomena, including Kepler, Galileo and Newton. These theories, overshadowing Aristotle and forever altering the course of Western civilization, are discussed and illustrated in the rooms and ruins where our history has veered in new directions. 052 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS Series: DAY THE UNIVERSE CHANGED, THE

VH 6168 Scourge of the Black Death
Summary: An examination of the medical, societal, and economic consequences of the Black Death in Europe, 1348-1350. 045 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 2511 Search for Ancient Americans, The
Summary: 15, 000 years ago, they crossed the frozen northern seas from Asia to ultimately conquer two continents and forge the civilizations of the New World. Superb hunters and determined survivors, they migrated south until the Americas were theirs. For centuries, we could only guess about their cultures. And then, one by one, the keys to their world were found and the doors to our own past were unlocked...Relive the excitement of five astounding discoveries that 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN Series: INFINITE VOYAGE, THE

VH 7661 Search for Peace in the Middle East
Summary: The torturous path to peace is traced in the parallel careers of Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 2213 Search for the First Americans, The
Summary: This program follows the trail of America's first inhabitants. Did they really migrate across a Bering Sea land bridge at the end of the last Ice Age, as the textbooks have long had it--or did they in fact arrive thousands of years earlier, possibly by some different route, as new archaeological evidence increasingly hints? 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 5718 Searchers/Mythmakers
Summary: Searchers: tells the story of those who came seeking land or precious metals and the vanishing way of life of the native Americans. Mythmakers: Shows how the mass media, from the 1870s to today mixed fact and fiction to leave us with the mythical land and people of the Wild West. 193 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, NATIVE AMERICAN Series: THE WILD WEST

VH 2853 Searching for a Native American Identity: Louise Erdrich...
Summary: Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich are a husband and wife team who collaborate as writers. They attribute their beliefs in family, community, and place to their Native American heritage: she is half Chippewa, he is half Modoc. As native Americans, their writing reflects the difficulties of American Indians today. In this program with Bill Moyers, Erdrich and Dorris discuss faith and the search for a Native American identity in a pluralistic society. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: NATIVE AMERICAN, WRITERS Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 2143 Second American Revolution, The - Parts 1 & 2
Summary: Part 1 - Traces black history from the beginning of the 1800's, through the 1930's when the foundations for the civil rights movement were laid. Part 2 - Examines the early roots & recent past of the civil rights struggle for equality that ultimately swept across the entire nation. 115 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: WALK THROUGH THE 20TH CENTURY WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 7189 Second Great Awakening, The
Summary: Investigates religious and political challenges in early 19th century America. Focuses on the religion-political climate and the ways in which religion and politics influenced and interfered with one another. 053 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: RELIGION IN AMERICA

VH 6273 Second Inning, The: Something Like a War, 1900-1910
Summary: Some of the most colorful characters who ever played the game fascinate the public, from the volatile Ty Cobb to the modest Walter Johnson and the virtuous Christy Mathewson. The World Series becomes the stuff of legend and so do team loyalties. Passionate rivalries turn professional baseball into "something like a war." 107 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SPORTS, U.S. HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: BASEBALL

VH 0432 Second World War, The
Summary: Lecture by A.J.P. Taylor on the end of World War II. 025 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HOW WARS END

VH 2210 Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Summary: Forty years after they were discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls have yet to be published in their entirety. This program looks at the laborious and controversial process of compiling and releasing this treasure. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991

VH 6980 Secrets of the Human Body, The
Summary: Full title; The Secrets of the Human Body: Islam's Contributions to Medicine. This program investigates the practice of medicine during the Abbasid Caliphate, offering profiles of Al-Ma'amun's House of Wisdom; Rhazes, whose Kitab al-hawi outlines an exemplary clinical approach; Avicenna, universally known for his Canon of Medicine; and Abul Qasim al-Zahrawi, the father of modern surgery. 027 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: WHEN THE WORLD SPOKE ARABIC

VH 3072 Secrets Of The Little Bighorn
Summary: One of America's most famous historic landmarks is Little Bighorn, where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and more than 250 troops of the Seventh U.S. Cavalry rode to their death on June 25, 1876. Detailed facts of the battle were unknown, and the event was shrouded in myth and mystery. Now by a computer generated reconstruction of the battlefield, it shows a Native American triumph rather than Custer's defeat. 023 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, AMERICAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 0716 Sects and Violence: Fragmentation within Religions
Summary: Although sectarian differences between Jews, Christians, and Muslims are a main ingredient of Middle East tensions, the struggle for power and territory is also rife among divergent sects within each faith who are trying to legitimize their religious beliefs and principles. 025 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: MIDDLE EAST, THE

VH 5563 See It Now: Egypt and Israel
Summary: This program, hosted by Edward R. Murrow, was filmed during February 1956 and includes scenes of everyday life in Egypt and Israel. Includes interviews with Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser and Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. 060 Min. VIDEO 1956 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 3970 Sense of the Past, A Sense of the Present, A
Summary: Gerald Nosich, Professor of Philosophy, University of New Orleans, Outlines basic strategies for getting students to think critically about historical questions. Topics include the real reason for teaching history, discovering our misconceptions of the past and strategies for teaching students to think critically about the past. 059 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 4442 Sentimental Imperialists: America in Asia
Summary: Examines the stereotypical attitudes of Westerners towards Asia from 1776 to the present. Presents specific case STUDIES of the US relationships with China and the Philippines. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: PACIFIC CENTURY, THE

VH 0339 Separation of Powers / Freedom of Expression
Summary: Explains how the constitution has been interpreted in political, economic, and social situations. Important court cases and events illustrate the issues and raise important questions about government powers and rights. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: U.S. CONSTITUTION

VH 1986 Seven Samurai, The, Part 1
Summary: Japanese, subtitled in English. Toshiro Mifune. Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Award winning tale of a 16th century village torn by civil war and marauding bandits. Villagers engage the services of seven professional warriors. 099 Min. VIDEO 1955 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 1987 Seven Samurai, The, Part 2
Summary: Japanese, subtitled in English. Toshiro Mifune. Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Award winning tale of a 16th century village torn by civil war and marauding bandits. Villagers engage the services of seven professional warriors. 098 Min. VIDEO 1955 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 6278 Seventh Inning, The: The Capital of Baseball, 1950-1960
Summary: Baseball is king and New York City is its throne. For a glorious decade, the game is dominated by the Yankees, Giants, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, who become world champs at last. But the magic ends when that beloved team moves to Los Angeles, leaving grieving fans behind. A pall falls over what once was truly "the capital of baseball." 134 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: SPORTS, U.S. HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN Series: BASEBALL

VH 7096 Shakers In America, The
Summary: Examines the history of the shakers in America from Mother Ann Lee to its present near-extinct state. Looks at a truly original way of life, showing both the excellent craftsmanship of the Shakers and details of their lifestyle, celibacy, self-sustenance and religious fervor. 029 Min. VIDEO 1975 Subject: U.S. HISTORY

VH 4524 Shakers, The
Summary: Opens the doors of America's last Shaker compound, where the religious sect's nine surviving members lead lives of equality, fraternity, decency, and most notably simplicity. That simplicity is reflected in Shaker furniture and basketry, items which now sell for thousands of dollars at auctions throughout the world. At one antique auction Shaker furniture is sold to the rich and famous, as the Shakers ponder their legacy. Will they be remembered as austere people, pious and charitable and filled with wisdom, or simply as the makers of priceless ornaments? 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7097 Shakers, The
Summary: Looks at the history of the Shaker movement from its origins in the French Huguenot community of Manchester, England, Mother Ann Lee, through their height in the middle 19th century, to their decline in the 20th century. 046 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: WORLD HISTORY

VH 6543 Shakers, The: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Summary: A portrait of 200 years of a truly original way of life, showing both the excellent craftsmanship of the Shakers and details of their lifestyle, celibacy, self-sustenance and religious fervor. One of the most enduring religious experiments in American history. Includes historic stills, remembrances from three surviving Shaker women, traditional music and writings, and commentary by noted historians and critics. 057 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ART

VH 5288 Shakespeares in the Alley / Respect
Summary: "Shakespeares in the Alley" looks at the towering influences of Bob Dylan and the Beatles on rock and roll and "folk rock." / "Respect" chronicles the transformation of black gospel music into a defining sound for all Americans. 120 Min. VIDEO 1995 Series: ROCK & ROLL

VH 0063 She's Nobody's Baby
Summary: Hosts Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas trace the evolution of the roles and lives of women in the twentieth century. Examines the conflicting advice given to American women from generation to generation by the clergy, government, doctors, media and society, and shows how women's lives have been changed by the efforts of women who fought for women's rights. Includes newsreel footage, stills, radio and television footage, cartoons, and period music. 036 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY

VH 6183 Ship of Slaves: The Middle Passage
Summary: Details the trials and tribulations of the slaves on their voyage from Africa to the Americas on slave ships. This transatlantic slave trade which lasted 300 years was known in history as the black holocaust. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY

VH 2188 Shoah, Part 1
Summary: Five videocassettes, VH 2188-2192, 570 minutes (9.5 hours). Witnesses of the Holocaust, both Nazi participants & survivors of death camps, are interviewed, giving first-hand accounts of the atrocity. 120 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 2189 Shoah, Part 2
Summary: See "Shoah", Part 1 (VH 2188). 120 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 2190 Shoah, Part 3
Summary: See "Shoah", Part 1 (VH 2188). 120 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 2191 Shoah, Part 4
Summary: See "Shoah", Part 1 (VH 2188). 120 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 2192 Shoah, Part 5
Summary: See "Shoah", Part 1 (VH 2188). 120 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 8103 Signs of the Times: the History of Writing
Summary: Traces the evolution of communication from hieroglyphics and cuneiform, to a thousand years later to Gutenberg's printing press and its diffusion of ideas for the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Age of Revolutions. The impact of technology preceded a digital revolution and the explosion of personal computers and the internet. Shows our world as it was, is now, and will be. 052 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: COMMUNICATION, WORLD HISTORY, EARLY CIVILIZATION

VH 7828 Simon Bolivar
Summary: A biography of the young Venezuelan who planned his country's revolution against the Spanish Empire and European colonialism. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE

VH 1191 Simply Murder (1863)
Summary: The episode begins with the nightmarish Union disaster t Fredericksburg and comes to two climaxes the following spring: at Chancellorsville, Lee wins his most brilliant victory but loses Stonewall Jackson; at Vicksburg, Grant's attempts to take the city by storm are stopped. Army life and life on the home front North and South are examined. As the episode ends, Lee decides to invade the North again to draw Grant's forces from Vicksburg. 062 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY Series: CIVIL WAR, THE

VH 2787 Sins of Our Mothers, The
Summary: A Gothic tale about sin and redemption in 19th -century New England and the impact of a legend on one very small town in Maine. At the heart of the story is a woman named Emeline Gurney who was sent by her impoverished parents to work in the mills of Lowell, MA. Lowell was an extraordinary community, the only mill town specifically designed to employ and accommodate young women workers from all over the northeast. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 S