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The black kungfu experience

Call Number

  • DVD 796.8159 B6276 (CEN)

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Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Ron Van Clief, Dennis Brown, Tayari Casel, Don Hamby.

Publication Information

[Boston] : PBS Distribution, [2013]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

The Black Kungfu Experience traces the rise of black kungfu in the United States in the 60s and 70s. Chinese and African American experiences evolve differently yet converge; they challenge political and social persecution. The film focuses on how a group of African American pioneers became masters in a subculture dominated by Chinese and white men. Their stories illustrate how kungfu still is a crucible of the black experience, which is less about flash, than it is about community.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally broadcast on PBS in 2013.

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