Arts and Literature

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Arts and Literature

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"History Has to be Told by Eyewitnesses": Bernard Gotfryd	Video Clip	October 3, 2011
A Portrait of Maya Angelou 58 minutes Source: Social Studies School Services	Library Resource	February 3, 2010
Amandla! 105 minutes Source: Movies Unlimited This film tells the story of black South African freedom music and the central role it played against apartheid. It specifically considers the music that sustained and galvanized blacks for more than 40 years, focusing on the struggle's spiritual dimension named for the Xhosa word for 'power.'	Library Resource	December 15, 2009
Blessed is the Match 49 minutes Source: Katahdin Foundation	Library Resource	December 15, 2009
Bordando La Verdad: Arte de Protesta Femenino en el Chile de Pinochet Bordando La Verdad: Arte de Protesta Femenino en el Chile de Pinochet es la historia de las hermanas, esposas y madres que formaban el movimiento de mujeres de protesta en Chile durante la dictadura de Pinochet (1973-1990). Es una increíble historia de coraje y resistencia.	Publication	July 12, 2010
Brother Future 110 minutes Source: Out of print T.J., a young man from contemporary Detroit, is knocked unconscious while fleeing the police after committing a crime. He wakes up in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822 and is taken captive as a slave. Before he can get home, T.J. must learn some hard lessons about the history of his fellow African Americans, the value of education, and what it takes to keep the dream of freedom alive.	Library Resource	December 15, 2009
Challenge of Memory 23 minutes Source: Facing History and Ourselves This video accompanies Elie Wiesel's Night. The six selections in this montage parallel scenes described in Wiesel's memoir. The video excerpts not only provide a point of departure for discussing characters and incidents in the memoir, but they encourage students to think about universal themes of human behavior. Part of the Elements of Time series. Borrow Elie Wiesel's Night	Library Resource	December 15, 2009
Color Adjustment 87 minutes, color Source: California Newsreel In Color Adjustment, filmmaker Marlon Riggs brings his landmark study of prejudice and perception begun in Ethnic Notions into the Television Age. From Amos 'n Andy to The Cosby Show, Color Adjustment traces over 40 years of turbulent race relations through the lens of prime-time entertainment. The film is broken into two sections: Part I: "Color Blind TV? (1948-68)" (48 minutes) and Part II: "Coloring the Dream (1968-1991)" (39 minutes).	Library Resource	December 15, 2009
Culture Shock 270 minutes on 4 VHS tapes Source: Out of print This four-part series explores the often uneasy role of the arts in society through a series of controversial works and genres. 1. Born to Trouble: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (90 minutes)	Library Resource	December 15, 2009
Daniel's Story 12 minutes, black & white and color Source: out of print Daniel's Story is a film documentary that employs a composite figure, Daniel, as its central narrative voice. Daniel and his family are a typical but fictitious German-Jewish family. Daniel's story, however, is very real, accurately portraying historical events (illustrated by archival footage) and representing many families who were victims of the Holocaust.	Library Resource	December 15, 2009

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