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DVD

Black America since MLK : and still I rise

Call Number

  • DVD 973.0496 B6271 (EAS, WSQ)

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Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, English descriptive audio.

Performers

Hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Publication Information

[Arlington, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2017]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (approximately 240 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. embarks on a deeply personal journey through the last fifty years of African American history. Joined by leading scholars, celebrities, and a dynamic cast of people who shaped these years, Gates travels from the victories of the civil rights movement up to today, asking profound questions about the state of black America, and our nation as a whole.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally broadcast as a documentary mini-series on PBS in 2016.

Contents

  • Disc 1. Out of the shadows ; Move on up
  • Disc 2. Keep your head up ; Touch the sky.

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