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Biographical television programs. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Documentary television programs. Genealogy. History. Nonfiction television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Television series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. videorecording

Birth of a movement : the battle against America's first blockbuster

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Summary: "In 1915, African American newspaper editor and civil rights activist William Monroe Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith's notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly blockbuster The Birth of a Nation, which unleashed a fight still raging today about race relations and representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Birth of a Movement features commentary from Spike Lee, Reginald...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIR

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Making Black America : through the grapevine

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Summary: The four-part series hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., chronicles the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people beyond the reach of the "White gaze." The series recounts the establishment of the Prince Hall Masons in 1775 through the formation of all-Black towns and business districts, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, destinations for leisure, and the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022