DVD
Driving while black : race, space and mobility in America
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Publication Information
[Arlington, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2021]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Chronicling the riveting history and personal experiences, at once liberating and challenging, harrowing and inspiring, deeply revealing and profoundly transforming, of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond, this documentary explores the deep background of a recent phrase rooted in realities that have been an indelible part of the African American experience for hundreds of years.
Notes
Originally broadcast on PBS in 2020.
Subjects
- African Americans > Travel > History > 20th century.
- African American automobile drivers > History > 20th century.
- Automobile travel > United States > History > 20th century.
- Segregation in transportation > United States > History > 20th century.
- African Americans > Segregation > History > 20th century.
- African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century.
- Civil rights > United States > History > 20th century.
- United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.