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| African American Perspectives
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| The films in this collection provide the kind of critical analysis necessary for an appreciation and understanding of African American life and history. Included in this comprehensive set of documentaries are biographies of important literary and historical figures, films on significant historical events, urgent contemporary social issues and the enduring movements for racial justice. They are well-proven and effective resources for educators, student service providers, public libraries and community organizations. Discussion guides and transcripts are available for many of these titles. |
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| Race Today and Tomorrow |
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LONG NIGHT'S JOURNEY INTO DAY
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DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 94 minutes, 2000, 
Facilitator Guide Available |
| A documentary of South Africa's quest for restorative justice following four cases that come before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). MORE... |
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ONE DROP RULE
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| DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 45 minutes, 2001 |
| Exploring a recurring and divisive issue in African American communities - skin color, this film is candid, sometimes painful, but also often funny. It inter-cuts intimate interviews with darker skinned African Americans, lighter skinned African Americans and inter-racial children of Black and white parents. MORE... |
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A QUESTION OF COLOR
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| DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 56 minutes, 1993 |
| Colorism, a caste system based on skin color within the Black community, is traced and discussed. MORE... |
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RACE - THE POWER OF AN ILLUSION
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DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 3 episodes - 56 minutes each, 2003,
Facilitator Guide Available |
| An eye-opening three-part series confronting our myths and misconceptions about race through the distinct lenses of science, history and social institutions. MORE... |
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SHATTERING THE SILENCES
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DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 86 minutes, 1997
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| Eight professors of color discuss the special pressures minority faculty face in majority white institutions. MORE... |
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SKIN DEEP
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DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 53 minutes, 1995,
Facilitator Guide Available |
| A multi-racial group of college students in a weekend racial sensitivity workshop discuss affirmative action, self-segregation, internalized racism and cultural identity. MORE... |
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SNCC LEGACY VIDEO (THE 38 DVD COLLECTION)
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| DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 38 volumes, 52 hours in all, 2011 |
| Formal addresses, panel discussions and programs that took place at a conference and reunion unfolding over four days at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee or SNCC MORE... |
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SOUL OF JUSTICE: THELTON HENDERSON'S AMERICAN JOURNEY
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DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 60 minutes, 2005,
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| Soul of Justice is a story of race, justice and judgment - both personal and legal. It is the story of the conflicts and contradictions faced by a Black judge working in the nearly all-white world of American jurisprudence. MORE... |
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STRUGGLES IN STEEL
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DVD and DVD + 3-Year Site/Local Streaming and Three-Year Site/Local Streaming Renewal, 58 minutes, 1996,
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| Interviews with Black steelworkers recount the fight for equal opportunity on the job. MORE... |
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